Acquisition Data Product

Acquisition Opportunity Signal Reports

Every absentee-owned residential parcel in your target county, scored on 8 distress signals and ranked by composite score. CSV instant download. Built from public county assessor records.

8Distress signals
66Counties analyzed
10States
$149Per county
Acquisition Signals

A focused tool, not a kitchen sink

Acquisition Signals strips the parcel universe down to the rows worth your attention: absentee-owned residential parcels with a distress score above the publishable threshold, ranked from highest score down. CSV. Instant download.

FROM $149 PER COUNTY · PILOT COUNTIES BELOW

How it works

The 8-factor distress score

Each parcel receives a composite distress score (0–100) built from 8 publicly observable signals from county assessor records. Higher scores mean more signals stacked on the same parcel.

SignalDescriptionPoints
Out-of-state absenteeOwner mailing address is in a different state than the property situs.+20
Long ownership (20+ yr)Last recorded transfer is 20+ years old — tenure-driven distress signal.+10
In-state absenteeOwner mails the property to a different address within the same state.+10
Low improvement ratioImprovement value <20% of total appraisal — structurally distressed or land-heavy.+10
Low value (<$30K)Total appraised value below the $30K threshold for the county's market context.+10
Long ownership (10–20 yr)Last recorded transfer is 10–20 years old — medium-tenure signal.+5
Pre-1950 vintageYear built before 1950 — older housing stock with deferred maintenance risk.+5
Multi-family absenteeMulti-unit residential property where the owner does not occupy on-site.+5

Why these signals? These are the public-records observables that correlate with motivated-seller patterns: long-tenured out-of-state owners of older, lower-value housing stock are statistically more likely to be open to acquisition outreach than recent in-state homebuyers. The score does not predict outcomes — it ranks parcels by the density of signals worth a closer look.

The CSV ranks parcels by composite distress score, descending. Each row includes property address, ZIP, municipality, property class, owner name, owner state, appraised values, year built, acres, and the score breakdown so you can re-rank on any signal.

Important — what this is NOT

This is not a skip-trace tool

Owner mailing street addresses are deliberately excluded from the CSV. The export includes the owner's name and state (and ZIP for Tier 2), but not the owner's mailing street.

This is a screening tool for identifying parcels with publicly observable distress signals — not a contact list for bulk owner outreach. Buyers who want to contact owners use county recorder records or licensed skip-trace services on a case-by-case basis. We do not facilitate bulk skip-tracing, and this constraint is built into the product's data export.

WHAT YOU GET

  • Property situs address & ZIP
  • Municipality & property class
  • Owner name & owner state
  • Appraised values (total / land / improvements)
  • Improvement ratio, year built, acres
  • Composite distress score (0–100)
  • Out-of-state flag, deed type, recording date
  • (Tier 2) owner ZIP, cluster ID, land-use code

WHAT YOU DON'T GET

  • Owner mailing street address
  • Owner phone or email
  • Tax-delinquency status
  • Mortgage / lien details
  • Skip-trace personal identifiers
  • Heir / probate information
  • Demographic or behavioral data
  • Bulk-marketing-ready contact list
Available now — pilot counties

Three counties live, more launching soon

CSV instant download via Gumroad. Each county is priced flat at $149 regardless of size. 14-day refund for material factual errors.

Missouri · STL Metro

St. Louis County

24,768 absentee residential parcels
$149
Tier 1 residential · distress ≥ 25
Details Buy →
Texas · Houston Metro

Harris County

71,372 absentee residential parcels
$149
Tier 1 residential · distress ≥ 25
Details Buy →
North Carolina · Raleigh Metro

Wake County

22,016 absentee residential parcels
$149
Tier 1 residential · distress ≥ 25
Details Buy →
More counties coming soon

66 counties across 10 states available — rolling launch

The full Acquisition Signals product covers every county in the NPA catalog: Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Indiana, and Tennessee. Pilot pricing of $149/county is locked in for early buyers.

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Want the complete ownership picture?

Acquisition Signals shows individual parcels. Ownership Reports show the networks behind them.

Our full County Ownership Concentration Reports map the LLC clusters, multi-entity mailing addresses, and out-of-state institutional operators across the entire county — PDF + CSV. $499–$899 per county.

See Full County Ownership Reports →

Disclaimer

Acquisition Signal Reports are compiled from publicly available county assessor records. The composite distress score is a screening tool that ranks parcels by the density of publicly observable signals; it is not a prediction of seller intent, property condition, or transaction outcome. Inclusion of any parcel in this dataset does not imply that the owner is in financial distress, that the property is for sale, or that the owner has consented to outreach. Buyers should conduct their own due diligence, including site inspection, title search, and direct verification of any assertion in the dataset, before acting on any record. NPA does not provide legal advice, expert testimony, or investigative services.

Reports are for informational and due diligence purposes only. They do not imply wrongdoing by any named entity. Data sourced from publicly available county assessor records, county appraisal district records, or property appraiser records as applicable per state.