Propertiz reads Lucas County's public records every night: unpaid taxes. It ties each record to one of the county's parcels (there are about 204,000) and ranks the owners in Toledo and the rest of the county who may have a reason to sell.
- Every parcel and owner from the Lucas County Auditor, about 204,000 parcels, with bedrooms, baths, living area and year built
- Unpaid property taxes from the Treasurer's balances
- Sale dates and prices since 2021 from the Auditor's transfers, used for comparable sales
- Equity estimates where a sale since 2021 is on record (about a fifth of parcels; the rest show equity as unknown), HUD market rents and DSCR at your purchase price
Not yet included: Foreclosure filings; Sheriff sale dates; Code cases; Probate filings; Evictions; Recorded mortgages (estimated from the last sale instead).
Where the data comes from
| Record | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels and owners | Lucas County Auditor parcels (roll, CAMA and sales, County Auditor GIS) | every week |
| Unpaid property taxes | Lucas County Treasurer delinquent taxes (County Auditor GIS) | 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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