How do I score a distressed property?
Score the lead across equity, distress, and margin. Strong equity, verified distress, and enough spread after repairs should move a lead up your list.
Property Opportunity Score (Free, No Sign-Up)
To score a distressed lead, rate it on three signal groups before you underwrite: equity, distress, and margin. The score gives you a 0-100 read before you spend time on full underwriting.
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Direct answer
To score a distressed lead, rate it on three signal groups before you underwrite. Equity: how far below likely market value the owner owes. Distress: foreclosure stage, tax delinquency, vacancy, probate, or absentee ownership. Margin: the rough spread left after a realistic rehab. The Property Opportunity Score combines these into one 0-100 read, so you run full numbers only on the addresses that clear your threshold.
Equity + distress + margin
82
/100
Results
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D - Likely pass
- Opportunity score
- 35.27 / 100
- Equity component
- 18 / 30
- Distress signals
- 0 / 30 (0 active)
- Motivation
- 10 / 20
- Discount to ARV
- 7.27 / 20
- • v1 transparent heuristic. As the platform accumulates deal outcomes, this score will be replaced by a model learned from real conversion/profit data.
Worked example
How to read a property opportunity score
To score a distressed lead, rate it on three signal groups before you underwrite. Equity: how far below likely market value the owner owes. Distress: foreclosure stage, tax delinquency, vacancy, probate, or absentee ownership. Margin: the rough spread left after a realistic rehab.
The Property Opportunity Score combines equity, distress, and margin into one 0-100 read, so you run full numbers only on the addresses that clear your threshold.
Equity signal31 / 40
Distress signal27 / 35
Margin signal24 / 25
Property Opportunity Score82 / 100
Property Opportunity Score FAQs
What makes a good distressed deal?
A good distressed deal has a real seller or property problem, enough equity or discount to solve it, a clear exit strategy, and margin that survives repair, title, holding, financing, and selling costs.
Should a high score mean I should buy the property?
No. A high score means the lead may deserve faster underwriting, seller discovery, comp review, title review, and repair validation.
Which signals matter most?
Signals matter in combination. Equity, discount, motivation, and verified distress together are more useful than one unchecked label by itself.