Propertiz reads Bexar County's public records every night: foreclosure-sale notices, tax sales and code cases. It ties each record to one of the county's parcels (there are about 705,000) and ranks the owners in San Antonio and the rest of the county who may have a reason to sell.
- Every parcel and owner on the Bexar Appraisal District roll (county GIS), about 705,000 parcels, with building area and year built; bedrooms are estimated from building area
- Posted foreclosure notices and tax-foreclosure sales from the County Clerk, for each first-Tuesday sale
- City of San Antonio code-enforcement requests (311)
- HUD market rents and DSCR at your purchase price (equity shows as unknown, since Texas doesn't disclose sale prices)
Not yet included: Recorded mortgages, liens and deeds; Probate filings and court foreclosure cases; Evictions; Unpaid property taxes; Sale prices (Texas does not disclose them).
Where the data comes from
| Record | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels and owners | Bexar Appraisal District roll (Bexar County GIS parcels) | once a year |
| Legal notices | Bexar County Clerk foreclosure notices | on its own schedule |
| Tax-deed and tax-lien sales | County Clerk tax foreclosure sales (foreclosure map, Tax layer) | every month |
| Code enforcement | City of San Antonio 311 code-enforcement requests | every day |
Code-enforcement requests: City of San Antonio Open Data (data.sanantonio.gov), Creative Commons Attribution license
How distress shows up in Texas
Texas allows both court foreclosures and out-of-court trustee sales, so a property can show up as a lawsuit with a lis pendens or as a recorded sale notice, depending on the loan.
Texas sells tax-delinquent property at a tax sale, and the owner keeps a right to redeem for a period after the sale.
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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