Propertiz reads Franklin County's public records every night: code cases. It ties each record to one of the county's parcels (there are about 494,000) and ranks the owners in Columbus and the rest of the county who may have a reason to sell.
- Every parcel and owner from the Franklin County Auditor, about 494,000 parcels, with bedrooms, baths and year built
- City of Columbus housing-code cases, vacant-structure inspections and emergency orders, updated nightly
- City of Columbus unsafe-building and building-code orders, updated nightly
- Equity estimates, HUD market rents and DSCR at your purchase price
Not yet included: Foreclosure filings; Sheriff sale dates; Unpaid property taxes; Probate filings; Evictions.
Where the data comes from
| Record | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels and owners | Franklin County Auditor parcels (county GIS Tax Parcel layer) | every month |
| Code enforcement | Columbus Code Enforcement Cases | every day |
How distress shows up in Ohio
In Ohio, 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.
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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