Michigan to auction 91 properties this summer, including waterfront lots: How to bid
The state natural resources department is auctioning land online, 91 properties all together, later this summer — properties that don't quite fit in with the government's plans but might be just what you've always dreamed of owning.
Maybe it's a chance to pick up some property on which to build your cottage or dream home.
The auction proceeds, the department said, will be used to buy land for the public that will help provide more outdoor recreation opportunities and works better with the state's overall land management and conservation plans.
Properties for sale range in size from under an acre to 160 acres, and more than 30 available properties are 40 acres or larger. Some of the parcels are waterfront in Chippewa, Otsego and Ogemaw counties on Trout, Seminole and Elk lakes, respectively.
The properties for sale are in about two dozen counties throughout Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula and will be auctioned online, one day at a time, between Aug. 2 and Sept. 5, and are grouped mostly by counties.
Eaton and Livingston, will be auctioned on Aug. 2; Chippewa, Luce and Mackinac on Aug. 6; Dickinson, Houghton, Marquette, Menominee and Ontonagon on Aug. 7; Crawford, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Otsego and Roscommon on Aug. 8 and Antrim and Charlevoix on Aug. 9.
Finishing the month of August: Alpena, Cheboygan and Presque Isle on Aug. 13; Grand Traverse and Manistee on Aug. 14, Arenac and Midland on Aug. 21 and Macomb and St. Clair on Aug. 22. And September, property will be auctioned in Berrien on Sept. 3; and Genesee Sept. 5.
Properties for sale range in size from under an acre to 160 acres, and more than 30 available properties are 40 acres or larger. Some of the waterfront lots are Chippewa, Otsego and Ogemaw counties on Trout, Seminole and Elk lakes.
How to bid
The bidding opens at 10 a.m. the auction date, and you can see the current high bids for each property. Bidders can continue to place bids on a property throughout the day until 7 p.m. when bidding closes and the winning bidder is determined.
You can get more information about the auction schedule at www.tax-sale.info.
To bid you must register before the property’s auction date. Absentee bids can be made 30 days in advance.
Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan to auction 91 properties this summer: How to bid
