Listsource Absentee owner and preforeclosures-Search criteria Chicago area

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Hello everyone,

I'm new to wholesaling in the Chicago area. I recently started using listsource in order to find absentee owners list as well as pre-foreclosures. I know there are a lot of threads discussing this topic, but I'd like to have several opinions from people with experience in the field. It seems like everyone has different opinions about the search criteria.

My first question is, how many leads should you expect to get? I'm only getting about 20, using only one distressed neighborhood in the Chicago area (excluding in-state absentee owners). I also include properties with at least 30 % equity. 

My number of leads goes up by more than 200 if I decide to include in-state absentee owners. Any thoughts?