Propertiz reads Harris County's public records every night: foreclosure cases, foreclosure-sale notices, evictions and unpaid taxes. It ties each record to one of the county's parcels (there are about 1,628,000) and ranks the owners in Houston and the rest of the county who may have a reason to sell.
- Every parcel and owner from the Harris Central Appraisal District, about 1,628,000 parcels
- Notices of trustee's sale (foreclosure auctions) posted with the Harris County Clerk
- Eviction cases filed in the Justice of the Peace courts
- Delinquent property-tax lawsuits and foreclosure filings (home-equity Rule 736 and judicial) in the District Courts
- HUD market rents and DSCR at your purchase price (equity shows as unknown, since Texas doesn't disclose sale prices)
Not yet included: Unpaid property taxes before a tax lawsuit is filed; Code cases; Probate filings; Sale prices (Texas does not disclose them).
Where the data comes from
| Record | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels and owners | Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) property data | every week |
| Foreclosure cases | Harris County District Clerk foreclosure filings (home-equity Rule 736 and judicial) | every day |
| Legal notices | Harris County Clerk notices of trustee sale | every day |
| Evictions | Harris County Justice Courts eviction filings | every day |
| Unpaid property taxes | Harris County District Clerk delinquent-tax lawsuits | every day |
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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