PROPERTY INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM
Find Distressed Properties Before Anyone Else Sees Them
Every other lead list tells you who owns a property. Ugly House Finder tells you what shape it is in. We score every house in a county on visible distress, then rank them so you work the best ones first.
64M+
PARCELS MAPPED
10
AI DISTRESS INDICATORS
8,640
LEADS FROM ONE COUNTY
27,000+
PROPERTIES SCORED
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Five Ways to Find Distressed Properties
From single-property searches to county-wide sweeps and ongoing surveillance. Choose the workflow that matches your investment strategy.
On-Demand Map Search
Draw a polygon around any neighborhood and get AI-scored distress assessments for every property inside it. See flagged indicators, property details, and owner information, all from one search.
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County-Scale Bulk Scanning
Score every residential property in an entire county. Get tiered lead lists with more than 60 data columns: owner information, property details, all 10 distress indicators with severity ratings, and written AI descriptions.
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Real-Time Monitoring
Automated monitoring across 34 U.S. markets. Track code violations, building permits, and tax delinquency every night. Get priority alerts when high-severity changes hit your target areas.
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Estate Watch
Weekly alerts when a property owner in your county passes away, matched to parcels and scored. You reach the family before the property ever lists with an agent.
Portfolio Watch
Send us the list of properties you already track and we watch them for you. Ownership changes, new distress signals, and status changes, delivered on a schedule.
HOW IT WORKS
The Uglyometer: AI That Sees What You'd See From the Street
Every property is analyzed against 10 specific distress indicators using computer vision. No generic "good or bad" -- you get a detailed breakdown of exactly what's wrong and how severe it is.
Structural Damage
Foundation cracks, leaning walls, sagging frames
Paint / Siding / Trim Damage
Peeling paint, warped or missing siding, rotted trim
Roof Damage
Missing shingles, holes, sagging ridgeline, tarps
Window Damage
Broken panes, missing windows, boarded openings
Lawn Distress
Overgrown vegetation, dead lawn, encroaching weeds
Fire Damage
Charring, soot staining, burnt cladding
Abandoned House
Multiple vacancy signals, mail accumulation, boarded openings
Trash / Debris Piles
Accumulated junk, appliances, or construction debris
Vehicle on Lawn
Cars or equipment parked on yard, not driveway
Posted Sign
Condemnation notices, code violation postings
Structural Damage
Foundation cracks, leaning walls, sagging frames
Paint / Siding / Trim Damage
Peeling paint, warped or missing siding, rotted trim
Roof Damage
Missing shingles, holes, sagging ridgeline, tarps
Window Damage
Broken panes, missing windows, boarded openings
Lawn Distress
Overgrown vegetation, dead lawn, encroaching weeds
Fire Damage
Charring, soot staining, burnt cladding
Abandoned House
Multiple vacancy signals, mail accumulation, boarded openings
Trash / Debris Piles
Accumulated junk, appliances, or construction debris
Vehicle on Lawn
Cars or equipment parked on yard, not driveway
Posted Sign
Condemnation notices, code violation postings
Visual + Context = Distress Score
Visual Score
AI analyzes the street-level image for physical distress indicators. Each indicator is flagged and rated by severity (0-3). The combination produces a 1-5 visual score.
Context Score
Census-tract economic data adds neighborhood context. Vacancy rates, income stress, housing age, and cost burden are weighted into a 1-5 context score.
Distress Score
The visual and context scores are averaged into the final 1.0 - 5.0 Distress Score. Every property also gets a written AI description explaining the rating.
Vision Is Only Half of It
Seeing that a house is in rough shape tells you it is a candidate. Knowing that the owner died four months ago, or that the taxes have gone unpaid for two years, tells you it is a deal. Ugly House Finder layers public record motivation signals on top of every visual score.
Deceased owner
Obituary and probate signals matched to parcels, with a time decay that weights a recent death far more heavily than an old one.
Tax delinquency
County tax rolls parsed and joined to the parcel, so you can see who is behind and by how long.
Foreclosure activity
Foreclosure listings tracked and matched into the scored set.
Ownership structure
Absentee, out of state, and entity ownership derived from the raw records rather than taken at face value.
Tiered Lead Classification
Not every lead deserves the same effort. Our tiered system separates high-confidence targets from moderate signals, so you allocate your outreach budget where it counts.
HOT
Score 3.5+
High-Confidence Distress
Multiple severe indicators confirmed. Roof damage, structural issues, vacancy signals, or fire damage detected. These properties show clear, actionable distress.
Recommended: Prioritize for immediate outreach. Direct mail, cold call, or door knock within 48 hours.
WARM
Score 2.5 - 3.5
Moderate Distress Signals
Some indicators present -- overgrown lawn, aging paint, minor roof wear. These properties are showing early signs of neglect or deferred maintenance.
Recommended: Include in broader mail campaigns. Stack with other data (absentee owner, tax delinquency) to prioritize within the tier.
COLD
Score Below 2.5
Minimal Distress
Property appears well-maintained. Minimal or no visible distress indicators. The neighborhood context score alone may elevate otherwise clean-looking properties into this range.
Recommended: Skip or deprioritize. Focus your budget on Hot and Warm leads.
BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS
Who Uses Ugly House Finder
Real Estate Investors
Replace driving for dollars with AI-powered scanning. Search neighborhoods on demand, monitor your target markets for new distress signals, and skip trace owners directly from the platform. Whether you're flipping, wholesaling, or buying rentals -- find off-market opportunities before the competition.
Wholesalers
Build disposition lists with data your buyers actually want -- scored leads with 60+ columns of property detail, owner contact information, and AI-written descriptions of exactly what's wrong with each property. The tiered system lets your buyers cherry-pick Hot leads or work the full Warm pipeline.
Lead Generation Companies
Score entire counties at scale. Produce tiered lead files with indicator-level granularity that you can slice, repackage, and resell to investor networks. One county scan produces data that serves multiple buyer niches: fire damage, abandonment, roofing, you name it.
SELF-SERVICE ESTIMATOR
Estimate Leads in Any U.S. County Before You Scan
Select a state and county to instantly see estimated residential parcels, projected distressed leads, street-level imagery coverage, and scan pricing. No commitment required -- run as many estimates as you want.
- Estimated parcels and distressed leads with confidence ranges
- Coverage tier classification (rural, suburban, urban)
- Scan pricing at $5 per lead, $149 county minimum
- Calibrated against real scan data from completed counties
Where We Have Coverage
Ugly House Finder has parcel data built and ready for 1,748 counties across 37 states, covering more than 64 million parcels. That includes 24 statewide pipelines and every major metro we serve. If your county is in that footprint, we can scan it on request without building anything first.
We publish what the imagery actually found in each of these markets. Start with the research: What 27,142 Scanned Homes Reveal About Distressed Property Signals
Find Your First Ugly House
Start with 100 free points. Draw a polygon, score some properties, and see exactly what the AI finds. No credit card required for your 7-day trial.