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Wholesaler · Southern, CA · Member since 2013 · 139 posts · 10 votes

I was looking through their website and came up an opportunity of a vacant property list that they provide to non profits.. is the accessible to us as well? and if it is, would it be accurate information? if so any results?? 

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Mark Wolffer
Newport Beach, CA · Member since 2016 · 26 posts · 20 votes
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The vacant property list is available, which includes multiple fields of granular address information. This type of list is currently being offered strictly to data providers but we are currently developing a web application to enable end users (investors) to access this data.

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  • Tim FitzGerald
    Investor · Irvine, CA · Member since 2015 · 124 posts · 35 votes
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    Raden,

    Somehow I'm not seeing the name of the website your asking about. Could you say again ?  

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    Wholesaler · Southern, CA · Member since 2013 · 139 posts · 10 votes
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    Originally posted by @Tim FitzGerald:

    Raden,

    Somehow I'm not seeing the name of the website your asking about. Could you say again ?  

     http://www.huduser.org/portal/usps/index.html 

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    Wholesaler · Southern, CA · Member since 2013 · 139 posts · 10 votes
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    Anyone?

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  • Tom Mendez
    Commercial Multi Family Broker · Spokane, WA · Member since 2010 · 139 posts · 27 votes
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    Says that it is only for Governmental and Non-Profit use.

    TM

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    Wholesaler · Southern, CA · Member since 2013 · 139 posts · 10 votes
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    so would that basically mean outside sources would not have access to it? and if so would you happen to know if it would be accurate information?

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  • Cory Damon
    Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 42 posts · 21 votes
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    I know this is an old post, but this is for anyone else that comes along. The list from USPS/HUD won't work, here is what it says right on the login page...

    "The vacant address data does not include a list of addresses or properties: It is a tabulation of counts and vacant/occupancy status of addresses in census tracts"

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  • Mark Wolffer
    Newport Beach, CA · Member since 2016 · 26 posts · 20 votes
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    The vacant property list is available, which includes multiple fields of granular address information. This type of list is currently being offered strictly to data providers but we are currently developing a web application to enable end users (investors) to access this data.

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  • Mark Wolffer
    Newport Beach, CA · Member since 2016 · 26 posts · 20 votes
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    When we query our national consumer data set we look to several specific criteria. #1 loan to value: we list all vacants that appear to have 100% equity. Properties should have plenty of built in equity. #2 CoreLogic Pass Prospector Home Value: we display any property valuation. #3 Any other relevant information within data set.

    Even though vacants are a great tool for investors...a list or map tool should be looked at as just a "time saving" tool. 

    If you have any questions on how you might be able to use big data within your business model..feel free to contact.

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  • Luigi Ontiveros
    Wholesaler · Del Mar, CA · Member since 2011 · 58 posts · 17 votes
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    @Cory Damon is correct, the data is unusable ( see screenshot) 

    I was able to get my hands on the list a couple of years ago and hit a wall as it mainly contains address counts in census tracts. 

    This does not mean the USPS does not have the actual addresses, they just don't disclose addresses or APN's to the public or even to non profits or for research purposes. 

    If you have software like Accuzip you can run your own list through the software which appends or compares your addresses with the USPS vacant database and it WILL flag the vacants for you, but you need to have the addresses to begin with. 

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  • Shannon Beatty
    Real Estate Agent · Sachse, TX · Member since 2016 · 15 posts · 2 votes
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    Has anyone had any luck finding vacant property lists? 

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  • Tom GimerBusiness Member
    DMV · Member since 2017 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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    Vacant with 100% equity and on a targeted list designed for non-profits... the most important element -- motivation -- is missing from this equation. Just sayin.

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  • Lakeisha Edwards
    Member since 2018 · 8 posts · 2 votes
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    Here is a link to locate vacant properties.

    Vacant properties

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  • Fredo Duclona
    Member since 2018 · 1 post · 0 votes
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    thank you

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  • Anthony Abers
    Member since 2018 · 1 post · 2 votes
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    I bought Post Office vacancy list from this company and have found that 8 out of 10 are indeed vacant: www.vacantaddresses.com

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  • Kevin Griffin
    Vero Beach, FL · Member since 2016 · 53 posts · 32 votes
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    There is a company out there called vacantaddresses.com that claims to have 'engineered' a way to get the vacant house addresses from the Post Office database.  When I challenged him concerning stealing/hacking information from the Postal Service, he said that what he was doing was quite legal.  He wouldn't elaborate further, but he's been in business since 1989, so not quite sure what to make of this situation.  Vacant addresses is owned by iBuyAny.com  Would like to hear from anyone who knows how he is doing this legally, as he seemed reticent to say anything other than what he is doing is legal.

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  • Kevin Griffin
    Vero Beach, FL · Member since 2016 · 53 posts · 32 votes
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    Mark Wolffer - Did you folks ever develop the software needed to access this information?

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