See distressed property before another buyer works it.
Property distress is scattered across hundreds of public records — code cases, special-magistrate hearings, lien filings, demolition orders, unsafe-structure determinations, tax delinquency. Forelot collects it all, reads it, ranks it, and ships you a weekly list of properties worth working.
Every early sign of a motivated seller
Distress rarely shows up in one place. We monitor the records where it surfaces first — long before a listing.
Code violations
Open code-enforcement cases and accumulating daily fines — owners under pressure to sell or fix.
Special-magistrate hearings
Scheduled hearings signal escalating enforcement and looming liens on the property.
Lien filings
Municipal, mechanic's, and code liens filed against the parcel — a clock the owner can't ignore.
Demolition orders
Structures ordered demolished — the owner needs an exit before the bill lands on them.
Unsafe-structure determinations
Buildings flagged unsafe or uninhabitable — high-motivation, low-competition situations.
Tax delinquency
Properties behind on property tax and drifting toward tax-deed sale.
Scattered records in. Ranked leads out.
We collect
County portals, city dashboards, clerk records, and scanned filings — pulled together across your market.
We read it
Every record is parsed and normalized — address, parcel, signal type, filing date, and status.
We rank it
Each parcel gets a Distress Score weighing signal severity, recency, and how many signals stack on one property.
You work it
A clean, ranked list lands weekly. Sort, filter, export, and go — before it's on anyone's radar.
Your weekly distress feed
Ranked by Distress Score — the hottest, most-motivated parcels rise to the top. This is a preview; live subscribers get the full, exportable feed.
| Property | Signal | Score |
|---|---|---|
4553 Cepeda St Orlando · Parcel 2923057405… | Unsafe structure | 90 |
4771 South Hampton Dr Orlando · Parcel 3023040995… | Code violation | 89 |
308 E Par St Orlando · Parcel 2922130540… | Code violation | 88 |
1015 W Livingston St Orlando · multi-structure lot | Unsafe structure | 86 |
1429 W New Hampshire St Orlando · Parcel 2922141468… | Code violation | 74 |
Unlock every distressed parcel in your market — ranked, filterable, with live source links and CSV export.
Unlock the feedPick your coverage
Every plan is month-to-month. Cancel anytime. Need a market we don't cover yet? It's included — just ask.
- 1 market of your choice
- Weekly ranked feed
- All 6 signal types
- Distress Score ranking
- 3 markets
- Everything in Scout
- Priority (fresh) signals
- CSV export
- Unlimited markets
- Daily feed
- CSV + API export
- Team seats
Straight answers
Where does the data come from?
Public records — county and municipal code-enforcement systems, clerk-of-court filings, tax-collector delinquency lists, and unsafe-structure/demolition orders. We aggregate what's already public and make it usable.
How is the Distress Score calculated?
It weighs the severity of each signal, how recently it was filed, and how many distress signals stack on the same parcel. More severe, more recent, and stacked signals rank higher.
Which markets are covered?
We're rolling out market by market. Pick your market at signup; if it isn't live yet we prioritize building it — usually within days — at no extra cost.
Can I cancel?
Anytime, in one click. It's month-to-month with no contract.
Is this legal to use?
Yes — it's public-record information. You are responsible for complying with the laws that govern how you contact property owners in your area (including Do-Not-Call and solicitation rules).
The next deal is already in the records.
You just can't see it yet — because it's buried across a hundred portals. Forelot puts it on one screen, ranked, every week.
Start from $29/month