Recorded investor purchases and holdings over the past year.
Data last updated
In Polk County, investors own about 3,753 tracked properties across 162 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $129,000. 867 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Half of investor purchases here close below $129,000. Because the average runs to $229,000, this market has two populations: a broad base near the median and a thin band of much larger deals.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 1974. 53.0% of the stock is pre-1980 — budget for older wiring, plumbing and the paperwork that comes with it.
Buying concentrates geographically: 50023, 50317 and 50315 take the largest share of investor purchases in Polk County, which makes them the obvious first targets before working outward through the rest of the county.
Polk County has 162 active cash buyers holding roughly 3,753 properties. At roughly 5.4 purchases each over the past year, this is a concentrated pool: a handful of operators are doing the bulk of the buying, so relationships matter more than list size.
Buying in Polk County is flat year over year — 867 purchases against about 879 previously. A stable market like this rewards consistent outreach over timing.
53.0% of tracked activity in Polk County is value-add / rehab. That favors sellers bringing renovation projects: the capital here is set up to take on work, not to avoid it.
Counts and prices here are drawn from recorded investor purchases in this county and refresh with new records. They are a record of past activity, not a forecast or investment advice.