AgentPro247...fresh leads?

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Hello guys,

I purchased a subscription to Agentpro247 yesterday and before purchasing a list I am putting together I decided to cross check the leads with the county record.

For the county I am targeting AgentPro247 shows they refreshed the records on 4/22/2016..today is 5/12.

I am looking for tax delinquent properties (Selected Tax - Yes under Distressed)

Now, for the first 7 leads in the list, I went and looked them up in the county property taxes website and only 2 of them haven't paid their taxes yet. The other 5 have.....and paid them a while ago some even paid them last year. One of the properties is already under a different owner, since way before 4/22. That makes the list looks pretty bad if off the first 7 lads only 2 are accurate.

Also, my list is pulling LOTS of corporate owned properties even though I excluded them in my search.

Is there a logical explanation for this? I've read that this provider is pretty good but what I am seeing is not speaking well unless I am missing something here.

(I am trying ti tag @Seth Williams here but this is not taking it)

Thank you and Happy Investing!

Seth Williams · Answer

@Allende Hernandez - the only other service I know of that can filter based on tax delinquency (in some, but not all areas) is ReboGateway. It may be worth giving them a call to see if they have this info available in your area. They also have some other filtering criteria that can be used to find motivated sellers (probates, divorce, empty nesters, etc) which may be of interest to you.

As for AgentPro247, I don't have any experience with their foreclosure filter - I've never bothered to do my searches that way. Sorry!

Allende Hernandez · Answer

Thank you Account Closed, thank you for responding! I tried to tag you because I've already gone through your article, so I figure you'd have some extra info on this.

I am trying tax delinquent for the first time but given what I have seen, I definitive need to find a different source. Now, have you had any experience with their foreclosure filter? Is there a way I can do the same exercise with a foreclosure lead? Where can I cross check a few leads?

(I'm still a newbie getting my feet in the  water, so I can come up with a bunch of dumb questions that may be clear for many)

Thanks!

Account Closed · Answer

Allende,  I've been using AgentPro247 for a few months and have noticed the same.  It's a great place to pull lists of property owners, but sometimes the filtering criteria, especially the Tax Delinquent stuff, gets messed up.  For $20/month, it's hard to complain too much though, it's much cheaper than the alternatives.  The best place to get a Tax Delinquent list is still directly from the county, you can start calling County Treasurers and see what you can get your hands on.

Seth Williams · Answer

Hey @Allende Hernandez - nice work with cross-checking the tax delinquent status.

I've heard this issue come up with a few other people over the past few months (specifically regarding the tax delinquent status not actually being up to date in their system, even though the data was pulled from a fairly recent date), but that's the first I've heard of the actual ownership being that far off... that is a little concerning.

I think the accuracy of some counties is somewhat dependent on the county itself (because some counties are very good at providing current data, others are pretty bad). If you've found that the information is this far off in that particular county, I think you can safely conclude that you should find another source of data from that county for your direct mail campaign.

I don't use AgentPro247 for my delinquent tax lists anymore... and it's for this exact reason. Even though their lists can work well for certain types of direct mail efforts (depending on what types of properties and owners you're targeting), they're not always the best fit for everything, and some counties (usually the more rural, sparsely populated ones) have issues like the ones you're seeing.

If current tax delinquent data is part of what you're relying on, I'd say your better option would be to go directly to the county and get it (because the county is always going to have the most current and accurate information on hand).

If you're looking for some other services that provide lists in a similar fashion (though, most of them don't even give the option of tax delinquent data), you can always check out this review I did on 5 of the more well-known services to choose from. You might find it helpful.

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