Specialist · Cleveland, OH · Member since 2025 · 41 posts · 9 votes
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of investors talk about the challenge of finding quality motivated seller opportunities.
From what I’ve seen across different markets, the most consistent results tend to come from public record data—pre-foreclosures, probates, liens, evictions, and code violations.
Accuracy seems to matter more than just volume, because bad data leads to bad campaigns and wasted budget.
Curious what others here are doing:
• Are you sourcing leads from public records directly? • Using a CRM platform? • Networking-based deal flow? • Something different?
I work in lead-sourcing and data research day-to-day, so I’m always interested in learning how other investors approach this part of the process.
In Minnesota, probate filings tied to real estate have been the most reliable public-record source I’ve worked with. They tend to surface earlier than other lists, and the data is usually clean. I track filings weekly and it’s been a consistent source of off‑market opportunities. Happy to compare notes if anyone else is working this angle.