Propertiz reads Miami-Dade County's public records every night: liens and code cases. It ties each record to one of the county's parcels (there are about 940,000) and ranks the owners in Miami and the rest of the county who may have a reason to sell.
Every parcel and owner on the county roll (about 940,000), with absentee, out-of-state and equity signals on each one.
Not yet: Foreclosure filings; Unpaid property taxes; Probate estates; Evictions; Code cases and liens inside the City of Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach and the other cities; Recent sale prices (the state roll lists only the previous year's sales); Zoning analysis.
Where the data comes from
| Record | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels and owners | FL DOR NAL/SDF assessment rolls (all 67 counties) | once a year |
| Liens | Miami-Dade code compliance liens (ArcGIS, unincorporated county) | every day |
| Code enforcement | Miami-Dade code compliance violations (ArcGIS, unincorporated county) | every day |
How distress shows up in Florida
In Florida, foreclosure goes through the courts. The lender files a foreclosure lawsuit in the county court, the court enters a judgment, and the property is sold at a public auction run by the clerk or the sheriff. Each step is a public record, so an owner's situation shows up months before a sale, while there is still time to sell on their own terms.
Unpaid property taxes in Florida are sold as tax certificates; if the owner doesn't redeem in time, the certificate holder can apply for a tax deed, which ends in the owner losing the property.
Every record is matched to a single property before it counts, then each property is underwritten as a rental: estimated value, equity, HUD market rent and DSCR at your purchase price. A lead's score explains itself, signal by signal, so you can see why an owner made the list.
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