Check out this great little house on a fabulous one acre wooded parcel! Add 10' on Palmer Creek and you have a super spot to land for a primary home or vacation. Plant a garden, park your RV, pitch a tent, have a bonfire, or play in the creek! Great drive thru garage for the mechanics in the house! Seller has replaced the electrical, furnace, insulation, roof, bathroom, flooring and paint. Upstairs attic is drywalled and painted for extra living/sleeping area. House has been a great rental! Still needs some work for the handy person, rehabber or investor. Land contract option. Just outside Kalkaska village limits. Seller is a licensed Michigan Realtor.
For sale
Price cut: $9K (8/5)
$145,000
2570 Kettle Lake Rd NE, Kalkaska, MI 49646
2beds
1,200sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1960
1 Acres Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$121/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Park your rvOne acre wooded parcelPlant a gardenGreat drive thru garageHave a bonfire
- 102 days
- 2,060
- 144
Zillow last checked:
Listing updated:
Listed by:
Chris Christensen 231-409-3556,
Five Star Real Estate - Front St TC 231-778-1200
Source: NGLRMLS,MLS#: 1946680
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Full bathrooms: 1
- Main level bathrooms: 1
Primary bedroom
- Area: 156
- Dimensions: 13 x 12
Bedroom 2
- Area: 88
- Dimensions: 11 x 8
Primary bathroom
- Features: Shared
Kitchen
- Area: 176
- Dimensions: 16 x 11
Living room
- Area: 169
- Dimensions: 13 x 13
Heating
- Forced Air, Propane
Appliances
- Included: Refrigerator, Oven/Range, Electric Water Heater
- Laundry: Main Level
Features
- Loft, Mud Room
- Basement: Michigan Basement
- Has fireplace: No
- Fireplace features: None
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,200
- Total interior livable area: 1,200 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,200
- Finished area below ground: 0
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Detached, Paved, Concrete Floors, RV Access/Parking, Concrete, Stone, Dirt
- Garage spaces: 2
- Has uncovered spaces: Yes
- Details: RV Parking
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: Accessible Entrance
Features
- Levels: One and One Half
- Stories: 1
- Exterior features: Garden
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Countryside View
- Waterfront features: Creek, Vegetation to Water Edge
- Body of water: Palmer Creek
- Frontage length: 10
Lot
- Size: 1 Acres
- Dimensions: 208 x 208
- Features: Level, Sloped, Metes and Bounds
Details
- Additional structures: None
- Parcel number: 00802300220
- Zoning description: Forest/Recreational
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Bungalow
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Frame, Aluminum Siding, Wood Siding
- Foundation: Block
- Roof: Asphalt
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1960
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Private Sewer
- Water: Private
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: None
- Security: Smoke Detector(s)
- Subdivision: none
HOA
- Services included: None
Location
- Region: Kalkaska
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $121/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $20,542
- Annual tax amount: $841
- Price range: $145K - $145K
- Date on market: 6/16/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 103 days
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right Sell
- Listing terms: Conventional,Cash,1031 Exchange,Land Contract/PMM
- Ownership type: Private Owner
- Road surface type: Asphalt
Estimated market value
Not available
Estimated sales range
Not available
$1,325/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/5/2026 | Price change | $145,000-5.8%$121/sqft |
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| 6/16/2026 | Listed for sale | $154,000+516%$128/sqft |
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| 11/14/2017 | Sold | $25,000+152.5%$21/sqft |
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| 11/9/2011 | Sold | $9,900$8/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $841 +1.9% | $48,800 +14.8% |
| 2024 | $826 +6.4% | $42,500 +12.7% |
| 2023 | $776 +5% | $37,700 +19.3% |
| 2022 | $739 | $31,600 +7.5% |
| 2021 | -- | $29,400 +11.8% |
| 2020 | -- | $26,300 +5.2% |
| 2019 | -- | $25,000 +18.5% |
| 2018 | -- | $21,100 +14.1% |
| 2016 | -- | $18,500 +2.8% |
| 2015 | -- | $18,000 +4.7% |
| 2014 | -- | $17,200 +13.9% |
| 2013 | -- | $15,100 -3.2% |
| 2012 | -- | $15,600 +6.8% |
| 2011 | -- | $14,600 |
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Neighborhood: 49646
Nearby schools
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Kalkaska Public Schools
Source: NGLRMLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.









