More Resources for Buyers
Looking for real estate leads for investors, agents, or attorneys? This resource page brings every ForeclosuresDaily.com lead type together in one place. Compare the options, see who uses each one, and choose the lists that fit your buying strategy and your market.
Market data: Realtor.com U.S. housing market, October 2026.
Listed and sold 25 properties and personally bought and sold four fix-and-flip properties, all generated from probate leads.
Carolynn Castillo
Realtor & Broker · eXp Realty
Real estate leads for investors and agents
Every real estate deal starts with a lead, which is an owner who may want to sell. In addition, the best lead generation for real estate investors focuses on situations that create a real reason to sell, such as a death in the family, a divorce, a foreclosure, or a property the owner can no longer manage.
ForeclosuresDaily.com has supplied these off-market leads since 2004. In addition, you can target each lead list by county and ZIP code, and the data is updated daily, so you can reach owners before other buyers do. Below, you will find every lead type we offer, grouped by the situation behind it.
Shannon Thompson
Investor · Joe Homebuyer of Atlanta
Watch Shannon Thompson share their experience using ForeclosuresDaily.com.
Probate, pre-probate, and inheritance leads
Life events create some of the strongest motivated seller leads, because heirs often live far away and do not want to manage a house:
- Probate: estates in court that often need to sell real estate to settle debts and divide assets.
- Pre-probate: families who may sell before a probate case is filed.
- Inheritance: heirs who received a property and may prefer a quick sale.
These leads work well for investors who buy as-is and can be patient with grieving families.
Andrew Litchfield
Webinar host
Andrew Litchfield hosted a ForeclosuresDaily.com monthly webinar for real estate investors.
Motivated sellers who want to liquidate fast
For this reason, ForeclosuresDaily.com’s off-market real estate platform covers every major distress signal nationwide, cross-referenced with tax rolls and property appraiser records.
Anthony Coletti
Real estate investor
Watch Anthony Coletti share their experience using ForeclosuresDaily.com.
Foreclosure, lis pendens, and tax late leads
Financial pressure is another strong signal. Also, these lead types show owners who may need to sell before a deadline:
- Foreclosures: owners in the foreclosure process who may sell before the auction.
- Lis pendens: properties with a pending lawsuit recorded against them, often an early sign of foreclosure.
- Tax lates: owners who are behind on property taxes.
- Distressed homeowners: owners facing several kinds of pressure at once.
Jeremy Resmer
Webinar host
Jeremy Resmer hosted a ForeclosuresDaily.com monthly webinar for real estate investors.
Divorce leads
Divorce leads point to couples who must sell a shared home or buy one another out. Because both spouses usually have to agree, these sellers value a clear, fair, and fast process.
Divorce leads for real estate investors work best with a respectful, patient approach. Many investors also work with agents and attorneys, because a smooth sale helps both sides move on with their lives.
Antonio Stringfield
Probate investor · Los Angeles
Watch Antonio Stringfield share their experience using ForeclosuresDaily.com.
Code violation and eviction leads
Some owners want to sell because of the property itself. Moreover, these leads show homes with costly problems:
- Code violations: properties cited by the city for repairs, overgrowth, or safety issues.
- Evictions: landlords dealing with problem tenants, who may decide to sell the rental.
- Absentee owners: owners who live elsewhere and may be tired of managing the property from far away.
Nancy Wallace-Laab
Investor · nearly 20 years
Nancy focuses on the best outcome for both the seller and the investor, drawing on nearly 20 years of real estate investing experience.
Cash buyers, renters, and reverse mortgage prospects
Not every list is about sellers. Several specialty lists help you build the other side of your business:
- Cash buyers: active investors who buy with cash, which helps wholesalers assign contracts quickly.
- Enhanced renters: renters who may be ready to buy a home, useful for agents and rent-to-own investors.
- Reverse mortgage prospects: older homeowners who may be considering a reverse mortgage.
- Customized leads: lists built around your own criteria, such as equity, property type, and location.
Phillip Warrick
Full-time investor since 2003
Full-time real estate investor since 2003, with over 20 years of experience.
Who uses our products?
Many kinds of real estate professionals use ForeclosuresDaily.com lead lists. Moreover, each group uses the data in a different way:
- Fix and flip investors look for probate, foreclosure, and code violation properties that need work.
- Brokers and realtors win listings from executors, divorcing couples, and absentee owners.
- Wholesalers find discounted contracts and match them with cash buyers.
- Attorneys reach families who may need help with probate, estates, or foreclosure.
Many more professionals, including lenders, title companies, and property managers, also use the lists. In fact, you can watch customer webinars and reviews on the ForeclosuresDaily.com YouTube channel.
How to choose the right lead list
With so many options, it helps to follow a simple process. In fact, use these six steps to pick your first lists:
Define your strategy
First, decide whether you flip, hold, wholesale, list homes, or offer legal or financial services.
Pick one market
Next, choose one county or a few ZIP codes you know well.
Match the situation
Then select lead types that fit your strategy, such as probate for flippers or cash buyers for wholesalers.
Start small
After that, order a manageable list so you can work every record.
Follow up
In addition, contact each owner several times with letters, postcards, or calls where allowed.
Measure and expand
Finally, track results, and add lead types or counties once your process works.
Combine lead types for stronger results
Some of the best leads appear on more than one list. For example, an absentee owner with past-due taxes, or a probate property with a code violation, usually has a stronger reason to sell than either signal alone. Stacking lists this way helps you focus your budget on the most motivated owners.
Customized leads make this easier, because you can set filters for location, equity, property type, and situation in one order. Furthermore, start with two signals, measure the response, and then refine your filters each month.
Free real estate leads vs lead lists
You can find some leads for free in county records, court dockets, and code enforcement reports. However, collecting them takes many hours each week, and the records are often hard to search. For most busy investors and agents, that time is better spent talking to sellers.
Paid lead lists for real estate investors save that research time and keep the data current. Furthermore, the key is to measure the cost per conversation and per deal, so you know which lists pay for themselves in your market.
Why fresh data matters
Lead data loses value quickly. In practice, owners sell, cases close, and other buyers reach the same addresses. A probate filing or foreclosure notice that you see in the first week is worth far more than the same record three months later.
That is why ForeclosuresDaily.com updates its data daily. When you work new records every week, you reach owners while they are still deciding what to do, and your letters arrive before the mailbox fills with offers from other investors.
Contacting owners the right way
Whatever lead type you choose, contact owners respectfully and legally. In addition, follow federal and state rules for calls, texts, and direct mail, check do-not-call lists where required, and honor opt-out requests right away.
Also, remember that many of these owners are dealing with loss, debt, or legal stress. Similarly, a short, honest message that explains how you can help will always work better than pressure. Respect builds referrals, and referrals become some of your best deals.
Track results by lead type
Give every list its own label in your CRM or spreadsheet, such as county, lead type, and date. Then record the letters or calls sent, the responses, the appointments, and the closed deals from each list.
After a few months, compare the cost per deal across lead types. For example, you may find that probate leads close more often in one county, while absentee owner leads work better in another. Also, use those numbers to decide where to spend next.
Turning leads into deals
A lead list is only the beginning. Successful buyers combine fresh data with a consistent outreach plan, a clear offer process, and patient follow-up. Above all, most sellers respond after several contacts, not the first one.
Therefore, set a weekly routine: mail or call new records, follow up on older ones, and log every response in a CRM. Over time, your own numbers will show which lead types and messages work best for you.
Get help choosing your lists
Not sure where to start? Our team can help you pick the right lead types, counties, and ZIP codes for your goals. Tell us how you buy, and we will suggest lists that match your process and your budget.
Use the Get Started form on this page to begin the conversation. In addition, ask for a sample in your market, compare it with your current lead sources, and decide with real data.
Lead type guides
For example, these guides explain several lead types in detail:
Motivated Seller Leads · Absentee Owner Leads · Buying Probate Homes · Divorce Real Estate Leads · Advantages of Being a Cash Buyer
ForeclosuresDaily off-market opportunities before your competition
In fact, since 2004, ForeclosuresDaily.com has helped investors, wholesalers, flippers, and agents reach motivated sellers first.
Lead list questions
What lead types does ForeclosuresDaily.com offer?
Probate, pre-probate, inheritance, foreclosure, lis pendens, tax late, divorce, code violation, eviction, absentee owner, distressed homeowner, cash buyer, enhanced renter, reverse mortgage, and customized leads.
Can I target leads by location?
Yes. Lists can be targeted by county and ZIP code.
How often is the data updated?
The lead data is updated daily on the online platform.
Which lead type is best for beginners?
Many beginners start with probate or absentee owner leads in one county, because the reason to sell is clear and the volume is manageable.
Find the right leads for your business
Fifteen lead types, targeted by county and ZIP code, updated daily since 2004.