Propertiz reads Marion County's public records every night: unpaid taxes and code cases. It ties each record to one of the county's parcels (there are about 347,000) and ranks the owners in Indianapolis and the rest of the county who may have a reason to sell.
- Every parcel and owner from the Marion County assessor roll, published by the City of Indianapolis/Marion County, about 347,000 parcels
- Properties on the Marion County Treasurer's recent tax-sale lists that haven't paid or redeemed, including those whose tax certificate sold at the October 2026 sale
- Open City of Indianapolis complaints about unsafe buildings and property or zoning violations (Mayor's Action Center), closed when the city closes them
- Bedrooms estimated from building footprints, since the roll has none (marked as estimates)
- Sale dates and prices from Indiana's sales-disclosure files (2008 on), used for comparable sales
- Absentee and out-of-state owners, HUD market rents and DSCR at your purchase price
Not yet included: Foreclosure filings and lis pendens; Sheriff sale dates; Probate filings; Recorded mortgages (estimated from the last sale instead); Bathrooms, living area and year built (not in any free Indiana file yet).
Coverage is partial: unpaid taxes, open code complaints and owner signals today. Foreclosure filings wait on Indiana's court data (the statewide court portal blocks automated access), and sheriff-sale dates on the Sheriff's office (the auction site doesn't allow automated access).
Where the data comes from
| Record | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels and owners | Marion County Assessor parcels (City of Indianapolis/Marion County, IndyGIS) | every month |
| Unpaid property taxes | Marion County Treasurer tax sale list (City of Indianapolis/Marion County, IndyGIS) | every day |
| Code enforcement | Indianapolis code complaints - unsafe buildings, property & zoning violations (Mayor's Action Center) | every day |
Zoning: City of Indianapolis/Marion County, IN.
How distress shows up in Indiana
In Indiana, 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 Indiana 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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