States › Michigan › Mecosta County

County Courthouse
400 Elm Street
Big Rapids, MI 49307-1849
Phone: (231) 796-2505
Fax: 2315920121
www.co.mecosta.mi.us

Auction Type: Tax Deed
Bidding Method: Bid up

Tax Sale Overview:

If Mecosta county, Michigan is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.

Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Mecosta county, Michigan.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Mecosta county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Mecosta county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.

The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Mecosta county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Mecosta county, Michigan allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Mecosta county, Michigan lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Michigan laws and competition, savvy Mecosta county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Michigan tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Michigan tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:

Name:	Position:	Email:
Charles Luteran	Commissioner, Chair, District 3
Wayne O'Neil	Commissioner, District 5
William Routley	Commissioner, District 7
Raymond Steinke	Commissioner, District 4
John Todd	Commissioner, District 1
Norman Turner	Commissioner, District 6
Jerry Williams	Commissioner, District 2
Peter Jaklevic	Prosecuting Attorney
John Sonntag	Sheriff
Sherry Samuel	Drain Commissioner
Connie Scott	Treasurer
Ruth Hess	County Clerk
Joanne Brown	Register of Deeds

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