Distressed properties in Milwaukee
Distressed Properties in Milwaukee, WI
Looking for motivated sellers in Milwaukee? DealSherpa tracks 11,889 flagged houses in Milwaukee County, from probate estates, unpaid property tax, foreclosures, evictions and code violations, and shows which houses sit on several lists.
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What's on the list
Milwaukee Lead Types Available
Records per lead type in Milwaukee County as of November 10, 2026. One house can carry several, so these add up to more than the 11,889 houses.
Milwaukee County Probate Records: Probate Leads in Milwaukee
- 625 probate: The owner has died and an estate is open.
The decision-maker is an executor or heir, often with no plan for the house.
Milwaukee County Tax Delinquent Property List
- 8,336 tax delinquent: Property taxes have gone unpaid.
- 308 tax resale: The house is on this year's tax sale or resale list.
Arrears grow every year and the owner knows it. Multi-year balances are the ones to look at first.
Milwaukee County Sheriff Sales and Milwaukee Foreclosures
- 7 foreclosure filed: A foreclosure has been filed.
- 59 sheriff sale: The property is scheduled for a sheriff sale.
The owner has months, not years, to sell on their own terms.
Milwaukee Eviction Filings
- 9 eviction filed: The landlord has filed to remove a tenant.
Two filings in a year is a tired landlord; one is a landlord having a bad month.
Milwaukee Code Enforcement: Violations and Vacant Houses
- 2,049 code violation: An open case on the property: something the owner has been told to fix.
- 1,210 vacant structure: Nobody is living in the house.
- 524 condemned / emergency order: The building is condemned or under an emergency order.
- 85 declared dilapidated: The structure has been declared dilapidated.
Repairs the owner hasn't made are repairs they may not want to make.
A look at the list
Sample Milwaukee Leads
A few real Milwaukee houses on two or more signals, as they look in DealSherpa. The address and owner are in the app.
| Priority | Property | Owner | Signals | Added | Skip trace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | Milwaukee, 53206Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | City Of MilwaukeeStreet and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | Milwaukee, 53207Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | Milwaukee, 53206Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | Milwaukee, 53206Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | Milwaukee, 53208Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead |
Milwaukee County coverage
Milwaukee Market Snapshot
Where the flagged houses are, as of November 10, 2026. Property type, age or value does not keep a house off the list.
| ZIP code | Flagged houses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 53206 | 1,722 | 14% |
| 53209 | 1,205 | 10% |
| 53216 | 968 | 8% |
| 53218 | 961 | 8% |
| 53210 | 946 | 8% |
| 53212 | 826 | 7% |
| 53215 | 751 | 6% |
| 53208 | 748 | 6% |
| 53204 | 679 | 6% |
| 53207 | 384 | 3% |
| 53223 | 319 | 3% |
| 53224 | 314 | 3% |
How we rank a house
What puts a Milwaukee house first
We start with every house in Milwaukee County that carries a signal. Then we look for the same house on a second list, and a third. A house with unpaid tax and an open code case, or a vacant house in probate, is a different conversation than either signal alone. Those are the houses a small mail or call budget goes to first.
Counts as of November 10, 2026. Recently sold houses are left out.
What the data says
Milwaukee, by the numbers
Observations computed from the flagged houses, not opinions. They move when the data does.
Unpaid tax is the widest net: 70% of flagged houses
8,336 houses in Milwaukee carry unpaid property tax. On its own that is a slow signal; it sharpens fast when the same house carries a second one.
60% of flagged owners don't live in the house
7,095 houses have an owner whose mail goes somewhere else, and 5 of those owners are out of state. An absentee owner with a problem property is the classic seller.
3,259 houses with a visible problem
2,049 have an open code case and 1,210 are recorded as vacant. These are the houses a driver would spot from the street; here they are flagged before anyone drives.
1,080 houses sit on two or more lists at once
A house with unpaid tax and an open code case, or a vacant house in probate, converts at a different rate than either signal alone. The stacked list is where a small mail or call budget goes first.
625 houses are in probate right now
The owner has died and an estate is open. The contact is the executor or an heir, and the house is often the only asset they need to deal with.
Milwaukee questions
Milwaukee Distressed Property FAQ
How many distressed properties are in Milwaukee?
11,889 houses in Milwaukee County carry at least one distress signal as of November 10, 2026, and 1,080 carry two or more. Records by type: probate 625, tax delinquent 8,644, pre-foreclosure 66, eviction 9, code violation 3,868.
Where does the Milwaukee data come from?
From public records: court filings and county and city records for Milwaukee County. DealSherpa reads them, matches each record to its house, and joins the lists so a house on several of them shows once, with every signal.
How often are Milwaukee leads updated?
The Milwaukee lists were last updated on November 10, 2026. Court and sale lists move daily or weekly; tax lists move with the county's collection calendar. Houses that are paid up, sold or resolved come off the list.
Can I get the Milwaukee County tax delinquent list?
Yes. 8,644 houses in Milwaukee County are on the tax lists in DealSherpa today. Filter to them, add a second signal for a sharper list, then export it or push it to the CRM.
How much does DealSherpa cost?
DealSherpa Pro is $99/month and includes these lists, with a 3-day free trial. Plans for other tools start at $49/month; see the pricing page. Skip tracing is 12¢ per owner.
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About this page. The counts cover Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and are read from DealSherpa's own records, last updated November 10, 2026; the market has been tracked since October 2026. A flagged house is one with at least one of the signals listed above; it is not a listing, an offer or a guarantee that the owner will sell. Recently sold houses are excluded. The sample houses show the city and ZIP only; addresses, owner names and contact details are available inside DealSherpa to subscribers, subject to its terms.