All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

@Johnny Kang  In my case, I try to find the code violations that indicate a vacant home.

@Tyler Hockett

This will use URL hacking and/or APIs (zillow's property api is pretty good)

1.  Use concatenate() to generate url based on address

2.  Use importxml() to acquire specific pieces of information and put them where you want them

3.  Use AutoCrat to cut the PDFs or Google Docs

Are you all doing primarily inbound leads?

@Phillip Lanier depends on the job.  send me a direct message.

@Phillip Lanier  The mystery scraper is.......

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ME!

I scrape specifically for real estate.

Some cities publish their code violation reports and those can be a source for vacant homes as well.

There are ways to automatically "scan" online tax rolls and figure out which homes in an area are delinquent.  

@Account Closed That information can often be found by going to the register of deeds or county clerk.  You may or may not have to read the actual document to get the initial mortgage amount.  For Fort Bend County, go to http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us/ and click on Real Estate.  Then you can type in people's names and try to track down the mortgages.

Once you find the mortgage, you can guesstimate the upset by running the mortgage amount, date, and interest rate through a spreadsheet amortization formula that will give you a VERY approximate amount due on the mortgage.

@Tyler Hockett I automate the data collection.  I'm a public records researcher, so it's kinda what I do.  :)

There are multiple ways to get data directly into Google Sheets.  Look into the importhtml and importxml functions, to get started.

There's a big Memphis contingent on BP.  I'll let them speak to the market.

@Rashid Algaradi It is possible in Memphis to specifically target a market and find homes that are behind in taxes.  Tax delinquency is a sort of blanket condition that can underlie problems like preforeclosure and probate.  This process can be automated.