OPEN THURSDAY FROM 5-6!!-----Location, location, location! This cute and comfortable 2-bedroom home offers an outstanding in-town setting just a block from East Bay Park Beach and directly across from the TART Trail. Enjoy easy access to the beach, biking and walking trails, downtown Traverse City, shopping, dining and more—all while tucked away on a large, wooded corner lot that provides surprising privacy. The home features convenient one-level living with a comfortable floor plan, a nice mudroom/laundry room, and multiple decks for relaxing and enjoying the outdoors. The spacious yard offers plenty of room to gather, garden or simply enjoy the wooded setting. A large covered carport provides convenient parking, while the 20-foot storage container/shed offers excellent space for bikes, kayaks, lawn equipment and all the toys that go along with the Traverse City lifestyle.------ A great opportunity for a year-round home, weekend getaway or low-maintenance Traverse City retreat in a hard-to-beat location—leave the car at home, hop on the trail, bike into town or head to the beach!------ A Supra Competition Ski Boat is included with the Boardman Lake only a few blocks away-----Broker Ken Weaver is related to sellers.
For sale
Price cut: $15K (8/22)
$285,000
885 Parsons Rd, Traverse City, MI 49686
2beds
720sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1962
0.28 Acres Lot
$276,300 Zestimate®
$396/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Large wooded corner lotSurprising privacyComfortable floor planConvenient one-level living
- 24 days
- 1,627
- 152
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Listed by:
Kenneth Weaver Home:231-668-6303,
Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices - TC 231-947-7777
Source: NGLRMLS,MLS#: 1949386
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Full bathrooms: 1
- Main level bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Great Room
Primary bedroom
- Area: 132
- Dimensions: 12 x 11
Primary bathroom
- Features: None
Kitchen
- Area: 91
- Dimensions: 7 x 13
Living room
- Area: 150
- Dimensions: 15 x 10
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
Appliances
- Included: Refrigerator, Microwave, Washer, Dryer
- Laundry: Main Level
Features
- Entrance Foyer, Mud Room, Cable TV, High Speed Internet
- Basement: Crawl Space
- Has fireplace: No
- Fireplace features: None
Interior area
- Total structure area: 720
- Total interior livable area: 720 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 720
- Finished area below ground: 0
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Property
Parking
- Parking features: Carport, Gravel
- Has carport: Yes
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: None
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Deck, Patio, Porch
- Exterior features: Garden
- Waterfront features: Near Pub.Access w/in 500'
Lot
- Size: 0.28 Acres
- Dimensions: 192 x 79 x 189 x 49
- Features: Wooded, Metes and Bounds
Details
- Additional structures: Second Garage
- Parcel number: 0357001900
- Zoning description: Residential
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Frame, Wood Siding
- Roof: Asphalt,Membrane
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1962
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: None
- Subdivision: In Town Home near the Beach
HOA
- Services included: None
Location
- Region: Traverse City
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $396/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $92,200
- Annual tax amount: $828
- Price range: $285K - $285K
- Date on market: 8/16/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 25 days
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right Sell
- Listing terms: Other
- Ownership type: Private Owner
- Road surface type: Asphalt
Estimated market value
$276,300
$262,000 - $290,000
$1,859/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2026 | Price change | $285,000-5%$396/sqft |
Source:  NGLRMLS #1949386 Report a problem | ||
| 8/16/2026 | Listed for sale | $300,000+27.7%$417/sqft |
Source: NGLRMLS #1949386 Report a problem | ||
| 3/20/2024 | Sold | $234,900-2.1%$326/sqft |
Source: NGLRMLS #1915849 Report a problem | ||
| 2/9/2024 | Pending sale | $239,900$333/sqft |
Source:  RE/MAX of Michigan #1915849 Report a problem | ||
| 2/5/2024 | Price change | $239,900-2.1%$333/sqft |
Source: NGLRMLS #1915849 Report a problem | ||
| 1/18/2024 | Price change | $245,000-2%$340/sqft |
Source: NGLRMLS #1915849 Report a problem | ||
| 10/25/2023 | Listed for sale | $250,000$347/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX of Michigan #1915849 Report a problem | ||
| 9/21/2023 | Pending sale | $250,000$347/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX of Michigan #1915849 Report a problem | ||
| 9/19/2023 | Listed for sale | $250,000+532.9%$347/sqft |
Source: NGLRMLS #1915849 Report a problem | ||
| 4/27/1992 | Sold | $39,500$55/sqft |
Source: Agent Provided Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $828 -36.6% | $89,800 +10% |
| 2024 | $1,306 +5% | $81,600 +2.4% |
| 2023 | $1,244 +3.5% | $79,700 +21.5% |
| 2022 | $1,202 +1.6% | $65,600 +11.2% |
| 2021 | $1,183 +0.5% | $59,000 +3.7% |
| 2020 | $1,177 | $56,900 +7.2% |
| 2019 | $1,177 +2.4% | $53,100 +9.7% |
| 2018 | $1,149 | $48,400 +4.1% |
| 2017 | -- | $46,500 +2.2% |
| 2016 | -- | $45,500 +14.9% |
| 2014 | -- | $39,600 -3.2% |
| 2011 | -- | $40,900 -8.5% |
| 2010 | -- | $44,710 +5.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $42,500 -22.7% |
| 2008 | -- | $55,000 +20.9% |
| 2007 | -- | $45,500 -17.7% |
| 2005 | -- | $55,300 +1.5% |
| 2004 | -- | $54,500 +23% |
| 2003 | -- | $44,300 +2.8% |
| 2002 | -- | $43,100 +57.3% |
| 2001 | -- | $27,400 +3.4% |
| 2000 | -- | $26,500 |
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Neighborhood: 49686
Nearby schools
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Traverse City Area Public Schools
Source: NGLRMLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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