Motivated Seller Leads From Public Court & County Records

Motivated Seller Leads

Owners who need to sell: estates in probate, owners behind on property taxes, houses headed to tax sale or foreclosure. Collected from county and court records, matched to the property, and updated every weekday.

How it works

Straight from the source

Court and county records, collected every weekday. We don't resell lists that have already been sold to every investor in town.

Matched to the house

Each record is tied to the property, so you know what you'd be buying before you reach out.

Stacked distress

When the same house turns up on more than one list, you see it, and those are the sellers to call first.

What makes a seller motivated?

A motivated seller needs to sell more than they want top dollar. Something has changed: a death in the family, money trouble, a house they can't keep up with, a deadline set by a court or the county. Those owners want speed and certainty, and that's what a cash buyer offers.

The best motivated seller leads come from public records, because a court or county is recording the problem as it happens. They aren't people who filled out a web form for five other investors too.

Types of motivated seller leads

Probate

The owner has died and the estate is going through court. The executor or representative usually has to turn the house into cash so the estate can be settled. More on probate leads →

Tax delinquent

The owner is behind on property taxes. It's often a sign of money trouble, an inherited house nobody is managing, or a landlord who has given up on the property.

Tax sale

The county has scheduled the property to be sold for unpaid taxes. The owner is up against a hard deadline and can often still sell before the sale date.

Pre-foreclosure and foreclosure

The lender has started foreclosing. Selling before the auction can save the owner's credit and any equity they still have.

Coming next

Code violations, evictions, liens, divorce, partition suits, quiet title and receivership are on the roadmap. None of them is live yet.

What you get

Every covered county and every dataset as it goes live, in one plan
The property each record is matched to, where the county's records allow a match
The representative and mailing details, where the source publishes them
Map search, county analytics and CSV export
The DealFuse CRM, with follow-up sequences already written, at no extra cost

Datasets are switched on county by county as each source is built and checked. The Distressed Data page shows exactly what's live in each county today.

Working motivated seller leads

Call the stacked leads first: a house that's in probate and behind on taxes usually has the most pressure behind it.
Mail and call, then keep following up: most sellers aren't ready the first time you reach them. A written follow-up plan is what turns a list into deals.
Know your number before you call: run the MAO calculator so your offer is ready when the seller asks.

Frequently asked questions

What are motivated seller leads?

Owners who have a reason to sell quickly: an estate in probate, unpaid property taxes, an upcoming tax sale or foreclosure. They tend to value speed and certainty over getting the top price.

Where do your leads come from?

Public court and county records, collected every weekday and matched to the property. We don't resell lists from data brokers.

Which areas do you cover?

28 counties across 11 states right now, listed above. Which datasets are live varies by county; the Distressed Data page shows each one.

How much do motivated seller leads cost?

They're included in DealSherpa at $99/month: every covered county, every live dataset, map search, CSV export and the DealFuse CRM. 3-day free trial, card required. Cancel before it ends and pay nothing.

Are these leads exclusive?

No. They come from public records, so anyone could dig them up. You get them as they're filed, and how fast you follow up is your edge.

Do you skip trace the leads?

Skip tracing isn't included. Each lead has the representative and mailing details where the source publishes them, and a phone number where one is available.