# Sell My House Fast in Kent County, MI

InTym Properties buys houses across Kent County, Michigan (Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Kentwood, and the west Michigan suburbs), directly, in any condition. Written offer usually within 48 hours, every number shown. No repairs, no fees, no obligation. Email hello@intymproperties.com or call/text (650) 540-1854.

## Kent County context

Kent County anchors west Michigan, and the paper trail of a sale runs through county offices in Grand Rapids. Probate goes through the Kent County Probate Court; circuit-court matters run through the 17th Judicial Circuit. Most Michigan foreclosures never reach a courtroom: foreclosure by advertisement means the notice publishes once a week for four weeks in a county newspaper, posts on the property, and the sheriff holds the sale, followed by a redemption period that is usually six months. You can sell before the sale, and often during redemption.

Selling costs are county-level: the seller pays the Michigan real estate transfer tax of $7.50 per $1,000 plus the county tax of $1.10 per $1,000, $8.60 per $1,000 combined, at the Kent County Register of Deeds. Kent County pricing runs hotter than the rest of the Michigan cluster: Grand Rapids posts some of the shortest days-on-market numbers in the state, which is exactly when a written offer with the math shown matters most.

## Cities covered in Kent County

- [Grand Rapids, MI](https://intymproperties.com/sell-my-house-fast/grand-rapids-mi/)

## County market data

- Grand Rapids: median price $309,852, 9 days on market, +3.3% YoY (Redfin Data Center, September 2026)

## A note from InTym Properties

> "Eastown to Wyoming, every Kent County offer is the same: signed, numbered, in writing." - InTym Properties

## Frequently asked questions

### Which Kent County cities do you buy in?

Grand Rapids has its own page below. For anywhere else in the county (Wyoming, Kentwood, Walker, unincorporated Kent County), email hello@intymproperties.com or call/text (650) 540-1854 and InTym Properties will tell you straight whether we can buy it.

### How does foreclosure work in Kent County?

Like the rest of Michigan, mostly by advertisement rather than through court. The notice publishes once a week for four weeks, posts on the property, and the sheriff holds the sale, followed by a redemption period that is usually six months. You can sell any time before the sale.

### How does probate work in Kent County?

Through the Kent County Probate Court in Grand Rapids. A personal representative is appointed, and once authorized can sign the sale. InTym Properties can make a written offer now and close when the fiduciary is ready.

### What does it cost to sell a house in Kent County?

In a normal sale, the seller pays the Michigan state transfer tax of $7.50 per $1,000 plus the county tax of $1.10 per $1,000, $8.60 per $1,000 combined, plus title and recording fees at the Kent County Register of Deeds. Your written offer shows every cost line by line before you sign.

### How fast can you close in Kent County?

As soon as 7 days if title is clear, longer if you need it. Grand Rapids is one of Michigan's fastest markets on days to offer, but a financed close still adds 30 to 45 days; the InTym Properties version is one walkthrough, one written offer, one date.

## Resources

- [Michigan Courts](https://courts.michigan.gov)

Last updated: 2026-10-15

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