Distressed properties in Richmond
Distressed Properties in Richmond, VA
Looking for motivated sellers in Richmond? DealSherpa tracks 474 flagged houses in Richmond City County, from foreclosures and code violations, and shows which houses sit on several lists.
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What's on the list
Richmond Lead Types Available
Records per lead type in Richmond City County as of November 7, 2026. One house can carry several, so these add up to more than the 474 houses.
Richmond City County Sheriff Sales and Richmond Foreclosures
- 23 sheriff sale: The property is scheduled for a sheriff sale.
A date is on the calendar. The owner's options narrow every week until it.
Richmond Code Enforcement: Violations and Vacant Houses
- 39 code violation: An open case on the property: something the owner has been told to fix.
- 415 vacant structure: Nobody is living in the house.
Repairs the owner hasn't made are repairs they may not want to make.
A look at the list
Sample Richmond Leads
A few real Richmond houses on two or more signals, as they look in DealSherpa. The address and owner are in the app.
| Priority | Property | Owner | Signals | Added | Skip trace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Richmond, 23220Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| High | Richmond, 23222Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| High | Richmond, 23222Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Oct 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | Mechanicsville, 23111Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Nov 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | Chesterfield, 23838Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Nov 2026 | Not traced | View lead | |
| Urgent | Chesterfield, 23832Street and number in the app | Owner in the app | Added Nov 2026 | Not traced | View lead |
Richmond City County coverage
Richmond Market Snapshot
Where the flagged houses are, as of November 7, 2026. Property type, age or value does not keep a house off the list.
| ZIP code | Flagged houses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 23223 | 104 | 22% |
| 23224 | 96 | 20% |
| 23222 | 91 | 19% |
| 23220 | 51 | 11% |
| 23225 | 36 | 8% |
| 23234 | 20 | 4% |
| 23231 | 17 | 4% |
| 23221 | 11 | 2% |
| 23227 | 10 | 2% |
| 23235 | 10 | 2% |
| 23226 | 8 | 2% |
| 23219 | 6 | 1% |
How we rank a house
How a Richmond house gets to the top of the list
We start with every house in Richmond City County that carries a signal. Then we look for the same house on a second list, and a third. A house with unpaid tax and an open code case, or a vacant house in probate, is a different conversation than either signal alone. Those are the houses a small mail or call budget goes to first.
Counts as of November 7, 2026. Recently sold houses are left out.
What the data says
Richmond, by the numbers
Observations computed from the flagged houses, not opinions. They move when the data does.
72% of flagged owners don't live in the house
341 houses have an owner whose mail goes somewhere else, and 22 of those owners are out of state. An absentee owner with a problem property is the classic seller.
454 houses with a visible problem
39 have an open code case and 415 are recorded as vacant. These are the houses a driver would spot from the street; here they are flagged before anyone drives.
3 houses sit on two or more lists at once
A house with unpaid tax and an open code case, or a vacant house in probate, converts at a different rate than either signal alone. The stacked list is where a small mail or call budget goes first.
Richmond questions
Richmond Distressed Property FAQ
How many distressed properties are in Richmond?
474 houses in Richmond City County carry at least one distress signal as of November 7, 2026, and 3 carry two or more. Records by type: pre-foreclosure 23, code violation 454.
Where does the Richmond data come from?
From public records: court filings and county and city records for Richmond City County. DealSherpa reads them, matches each record to its house, and joins the lists so a house on several of them shows once, with every signal.
How often are Richmond leads updated?
The Richmond lists were last updated on November 7, 2026. Court and sale lists move daily or weekly; tax lists move with the county's collection calendar. Houses that are paid up, sold or resolved come off the list.
How much does DealSherpa cost?
DealSherpa Pro is $99/month and includes these lists, with a 3-day free trial. Plans for other tools start at $49/month; see the pricing page. Skip tracing is 12¢ per owner.
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About this page. The counts cover Richmond City County, Virginia, and are read from DealSherpa's own records, last updated November 7, 2026; the market has been tracked since October 2026. A flagged house is one with at least one of the signals listed above; it is not a listing, an offer or a guarantee that the owner will sell. Recently sold houses are excluded. The sample houses show the city and ZIP only; addresses, owner names and contact details are available inside DealSherpa to subscribers, subject to its terms.