11 proprietary distress signals. 25 markets. Systematic early warning for contrarian real estate investors.
Real-time distress signals across the hottest contrarian markets in America.
| Market | Price Change | Foreclosure Rate | Distress Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral, FL | -10.2% | 1 in 589 | 87 |
| Lakeland, FL | Declining | 1 in 172 | 82 |
| North Port-Sarasota, FL | -8.9% | Elevated | 79 |
| Tampa, FL | -6.1% | Rising | 71 |
| Austin, TX | -6.1% | Rising | 68 |
| Las Vegas, NV (limited) | -1.5% | 1 in 796 | 55 |
| Denver, CO | -2.5% | Rising | 48 |
| Columbia, SC | Flat | 1 in 506 | 42 |
Each lead is scored against 11 proprietary signals pulled from county courthouses, tax assessors, code enforcement offices, and municipal registries — grouped by urgency.
Property tax 90+ days overdue. Dollar amount included — the larger the balance, the closer the edge.
Formal foreclosure action filed. Filing date and case number included for verification.
HOA has filed a lien against the property. Lien dollar amount included — a competing creditor accelerates urgency.
Court-ordered judgment against the owner. Dollar amount included — equity is being drained from multiple directions.
Municipal code enforcement action filed. Violation type included (structural disrepair, standing water, exterior maintenance).
Active divorce proceeding in public court records. Jointly-owned properties often need a fast, clean resolution.
Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 filing. Chapter included — the distinction matters for how the asset will be handled.
Estate in probate. Heirs inheriting a distressed property are frequently motivated to sell quickly at fair value.
Property registered with the municipality as vacant. Absentee owners rarely contest offers.
Unfinished construction or expired permits signal a project the owner ran out of money to complete.
Owner's mailing address does not match property address. Combined with any P1 or P2 signal, absentee owners are among the most negotiable sellers in the dataset — motivated by distance, not just distress.
Lis pendens means the bank is already involved. We catch distress months before the filing — when sellers still have options and deals are still possible.
Data sourced from county courthouses, tax assessors, code enforcement offices, and municipal registries across all 25 markets.
A systematic approach to finding asymmetric real estate opportunities.
Weekly monitoring of distress indicators across all 25 target markets.
Multi-factor filters eliminate noise and surface only properties matching institutional-grade distress indicators.
Scored leads delivered as a clean CSV with full property data, distress scores, and owner contact information.
Move on high-conviction opportunities before they hit the open market — while most investors are still catching up.
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Full contrarian thesis on one market — complete analysis of all 11 distress signals, neighborhood-level heat maps, and specific property recommendations.
Built by an active investor in distressed markets. Every feature exists because I needed it myself.
Fear Index markets are selected using proprietary distress criteria — not hype cycles.
Each market is individually sourced at the local level for maximum accuracy.
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