Property overview

5040 Balfour

Detroit, MI 48224

What the county and city have on record for 5040 Balfour, with a measured sell-signal score — every fact dated and sourced.

Owner of recordNot published by the countyThe county assessor publishes owner names; this record has none yet.

Parcel 21067697. · Public research profile

Motivated Seller IndexDRAFT MODEL

41/100

About 0.5 in 100 homes with these signals sold within three months (0.9× the Detroit rate)100% of model checks have usable evidence

A measured sell-signal score from public records: 2 positive signals observed. It is a base rate for homes like this, not a statement about this owner. How it works ↓

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Assessed value$93,800 assessed (Michigan assesses at 50% of true cash value) · taxable value $93,800

Tax statusUnverified

Ownership tenureUnverified

Property typeTwo Family, Two Family Flat (Assessor class 401, residential improved)

THE INDEX

Why this MSI reads 41

Draft model

4 of 20 checked public signals observed, covering 100% of the model. The score is public; the signal-by-signal reasons, source documents, and owner details are in LienSuite.

Method and limits. MSI v0.2-detroit-2026-09 weights twenty public signals by how much each one changed the recorded three-month arm’s-length sale rate across all 214,000 taxable residential-improved parcels in the City of Detroit, using the Assessor’s February-2026 roll so every owner-side signal predates the sales it is measured against, checked on a holdout the model never saw (the top 0.5% of homes by score sold at 5.9x the citywide rate, the top 1% at 5.7x).: reboard / vacant-property / squatter request (improve detroit) +17, mechanical / hvac permit +16, two or more blight tickets +14, bought since 2024 +10, weeds / vegetation blight ticket +10, taxpayer mails out of state +9, plumbing permit +5, rodent blight ticket +3, dumping / debris blight ticket +2, two or more units -4, owned for 20 years or more -6, neighborhood enterprise zone parcel -8, blight fines still due -10, failure-to-maintain blight ticket -11, tall-grass / weeds request (improve detroit) -14, electrical permit -16, inoperable-vehicle blight ticket -16, no recorded sale -16, assessed under $5,000 -16, principal residence exemption (owner-occupied) -20. The "in 100 homes" figure is the model's fitted probability for this combination of signals. It describes homes like this one in aggregate; it is not a claim about this owner's intentions, and it is not LienSuite's paid deal score.

THE RECORD

Property details

Dated sources

Property type: Two Family, Two Family Flat (Assessor class 401, residential improved)
Taxpayer of record: Smith, Trevell & Angel (mailing address 5040 Balfour, Detroit MI 48224)
Assessed value: $93,800 assessed (Michigan assesses at 50% of true cash value) · taxable value $93,800
Principal residence exemption: Claimed at 100% — the owner declares this their principal residence
Tax status: Taxable
Floor area: 2,160 sq ft
Lot size: 5,184 sq ft
Year built: 1939
Last recorded sale: $235,000, arm's length (PTA), June 11, 2026; 7 sales recorded since 2010
Trades permits: 1 permit in the last 12 months: plumbing permit; latest September 15, 2026

Parcel reference: 21067697.. Facts reflect the listed observation dates and may have changed since then.

OWNERSHIP AND TAXES

Research snapshot

Observed tax balanceNot verified

Delinquency periodNot verified

Last recorded transferNot connected

Transfer amountNot connected

Source details not yet connected. A tax balance is not proof that a property is for sale.

CHANGES OVER TIME

Property timeline

Jun 11, 2026
Recorded sale
$235,000, arm's length, from Bronco Lending LLC.
Assessor property sales (Detroit Open Data Portal) · checked Sep 20, 2026
Dec 4, 2025
Recorded sale
$60,000, not used/other, from Starlite Realty Corp.
Assessor property sales (Detroit Open Data Portal) · checked Sep 20, 2026
Nov 8, 2024
Recorded sale
$40,000, not used/other, from Walker, David And Daphney.
Assessor property sales (Detroit Open Data Portal) · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Facts on this page reflect their observation dates. Confirm the parcel and current records with the county before acting.