What you get
Here's what each plan looks like when it lands in your inbox.
A Watch email
Free. One ZIP, once a week.
- 2 buildings moved closer to a sale
- 1 new building being watched
- 1 sold
- 0 dropped off the list
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A Tracker email
Weekly. Every building in trouble in your ZIPs, what changed, and who to call.
61 being watched · 39 commercial · 14 multifamily · 8 homes over stores · In trouble 12, of which in court 1 · Sold at auction 2
Counts public warning signs from the last 30 months; many resolve without a sale.
What changed this week
| Change | Building | From → To | What happened | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage change | Sample building A | stage 3 → 4 | The lender filed | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Stage change | Sample building C | stage 1 → 2 | The city sold its claim for unpaid taxes | Oct 1, 2026 |
| New on list | Sample building D | stage 0 → 1 | Fell behind on city charges | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Resolved | Sample building E | stage 2 → 0 | Paid off and dropped | Sep 28, 2026 |
Top 3
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Sample building A
Stores with apartments above · 5,000 sf
Stage 4. What usually happens next: the case reaches a judgment in 6 to 12 months.
Who matters now: the lender's lawyer; whoever holds the loan.
Dossier available
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Sample building B
Walk-up with stores · 4,200 sf
Stage 3. What usually happens next: the lender often files within 6 to 18 months.
Who matters now: whoever holds the loan.
Dossier available
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Sample building C
Store with apartments · 3,100 sf
Stage 2. What usually happens next: most owners pay up; if not, the lender often steps in.
Who matters now: the company holding the city's claim; the lender.
Dossier available
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The first page of a Dossier
Everything on one building, in one place. This is the summary page.
The building
- Type
- Mixed-use walk-up, Sample Borough, ZIP 10000 · 5,000 sf
- Legal units vs. advertised
- Legal: 3 apartments, 2 stores. Advertised: 4 apartments, 2 stores. Price it on the legal count.
- Who holds the loan
- A non-bank note buyer since 2024
- Where the case stands
- Stage 6. A sale date is set; the lender's lawyer is handling it.
- Nearby sales
- 4 nearby sales in 24 months, 1 forced
The money Sample
- What a bank would lend
- $750,000 to $850,000
- Cash you'd need to close
- $300,000 to $360,000
- A price that works
- $1,050,000 to $1,150,000
The plan
- Write to the lender's lawyer
- Walk the building and line up the loan
- Make the offer, with the bank letter attached
Draft email
To: the lender's lawyer
Re: [property], [index no.]. We're a local buyer with financing in place and would like to be considered if your client takes the property back at the sale, or would look at a negotiated payoff beforehand. A short summary is attached. Happy to talk whenever suits you.