How Do I Find Distressed Properties?

The Distressed Deals filter displays four states of foreclosure in a color-coded visual on Search map. You can use the Distressed Deals filter to find potential investment opportunities. Sometimes, this information can be difficult to find unless you are paying for a specific service that specializes in distressed properties.

There are a few steps in the foreclosure process prior to a property going up for public auction. Having access to this data in the early stages can provide you with a better chance of identifying these properties for your buyer and/or investor clients.

We remove the Distressed tag after 6 months of no courthouse activity (the owner has caught up on payments), or after the property changes hands; whichever comes first. Distressed Deals identifies the following states of foreclosure:

Note: Not all states require lenders to report all of these document types. Check your state's foreclosure laws for more information.

• Lis Pendens: Latin for a suit pending, lis pendens is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed involving the title to the property, or that there is a legal matter with the owner of the property. The defendant (property owner) has been notified that there is a claim on the property, and the recording is public information. This information is useful to anyone interested in purchasing or financing the property.
• Notice of Default: This filter is state-specific. Notice of default is the official correspondence between the lender and borrower when the lender expresses its intention to foreclose on the property because the borrower has not made their payments. The borrower may prevent the foreclosure by paying the money owed (plus legal fees, sometimes) by a particular deadline. Some states require that the notice of default be filed with the county clerk. Notice of default is part of the process of a non-judicial foreclosure.
• Notice of Foreclosure: This filter is state-specific. Notice of Foreclosure Sale is a legal document that notifies the public of the date, time, and location of a foreclosure auction, as well as the address of the foreclosed property. This is typically a step in the process of a judicial foreclosure in a mortgage state.
• Notice of Trustee: This filter is state-specific. Notice of Trustee's Sale is a legal document that notifies the public of the date, time, and location of a foreclosure auction, as well as the address of the foreclosed property. This is typically a step in the process of a non-judicial foreclosure in a deed of trust state.

The information available to us is only what the lender has officially recorded with the courthouse. We do not have real-time data on missed payments.

See the Remine Filters and Layers article to read about all the available layers in Remine; for additional information, see the Remine Filters and Layers FAQs.

The Distressed Deals filter on the Search map is only available on the Pro plan.