Room = offer minus back taxes owed, the grey part (no mortgage data)Wide roomFair roomTight room
Ranked by lawsuit filed, years behind, owner living elsewhere and amount owed. Offer range and room after taxes show on each lead once it is priced.
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Owner and property
Score i
Owed
Behind
Offer range
Room
Deal card
How priority is scored
A 0–100 score weighted for wholesaling fit. Sort by this column to surface the hottest leads first.
Sweet‑spot owedup to +35
$20K–$50K = peak. Decays above $50K, zero above $200K. Filters out commercial parcels by default.
Absentee owner+15
Property and mailing address differ — the strongest motivation signal in residential wholesale.
Individual owner+10
Easier to convert than LLC / trust / corporate entities (no decision committee).
Years delinquent+3 per year, cap 15
More years compounding = more pressure.
Active lawsuit+15
Tier‑1 distress: forced sale, hard deadline. Dallas and Harris only.
Bankruptcy filing+10
Liquidation pressure. Dallas and Harris only.
HOT score ≥ 65, OR lawsuit + absentee
WARM score 40–64
COLD score < 40
WARM score 40–64
COLD score < 40