Distressed App: Find Motivated Sellers & Calculate MAO Instantly

Set your filters: target ZIP codes, minimum distress score, property type, and lien amount range. The map shows only the properties that match your criteria.

For most wholesalers, the sweet spot is residential properties with distress scores above 50 — this means multiple distress factors are stacking (not just a minor tax bill), which correlates with higher seller motivation.

Want to focus on a specific distress type? Toggle on only tax delinquencies to find owners under financial pressure. Or toggle on code violations to find owners who can't afford to maintain their property. Or turn on the sheriff sale layer to find owners who are running out of time. Each layer reveals a different flavor of motivation.

Sort and filter your results by distress score. The highest-scoring properties have the most distress factors and the most urgent timelines. A property with a 75 distress score — $35,000 in tax liens, two open code violations, and an unsafe building designation — has an owner who is almost certainly motivated to sell.

Click into each property and review the profile:

Owner name — This is who you need to reach.

Lien amount and timeline — How much do they owe? How long have they been delinquent? Are they headed to a tax sale?

Code violations — What's the city requiring them to fix? How long have the violations been open?

Assessed value — Starting point for understanding property value.

Sale history — What has this property traded for in the past?

Google Street View — What condition is the exterior in?

This is your preliminary due diligence — done in 60 seconds per property instead of 20 minutes.

This is where most wholesalers lose time — switching to a separate tool or spreadsheet to run numbers. On Distressed, the deal calculator is right next to the property data.

Pull comps from the surrounding area. The platform finds recent sales of similar properties and displays them with addresses, sale prices, and property characteristics so you can select the most relevant comparables and establish your ARV.

Enter your numbers into the deal calculator:

ARV — Based on the comps you just pulled.

Rehab estimate — Based on the property's condition, violations, and characteristics. On Pro tier, the platform generates an automatic estimate.

Your wholesale fee — What you want to make on the assignment.

Holding and closing costs — Standard percentages or custom numbers.

The calculator returns:

MAO (Maximum Allowable Offer) — The highest price you should pay the seller. This is the number you walk into the negotiation with.

70% rule check — Does the deal comply with the industry standard?

Projected profit — Your wholesale fee after all costs.

Deal quality rating — Is this a strong deal, a marginal deal, or a pass?

You now have your MAO and your go/no-go decision — without opening a spreadsheet.

With the owner's name, the property's financial situation, and your MAO in hand, you're ready to make contact. Whether you're knocking on doors, cold calling, or sending targeted mail, you're not going in blind. You know:

- Exactly how much they owe in taxes
- How long the liens have been outstanding
- What violations are on the property
- What the property is worth after repairs
- What you can afford to pay

This level of preparation changes the conversation. You're not asking "would you be interested in selling?" — you're demonstrating that you understand their specific situation and you have a solution.

Every property you pursue becomes a deal in your pipeline. Track it through stages:

Lead — Identified the property. Added to outreach list.

Analyzing — Running numbers. Pulling comps. Determining MAO.

Offer — Made contact with seller. Presented or negotiating offer.

Under Contract — Signed purchase agreement. Now finding a buyer or cash investor for the assignment.

Closed — Assignment completed. Fee collected.

Dead — Deal fell through. Documenting why so you learn from it.

The pipeline dashboard shows your total pipeline value (sum of projected fees on all active deals) and your closed profit (sum of collected assignment fees). This is your scoreboard.

If you're running a wholesaling business — not just doing occasional deals — this pipeline is your operational nervous system. You know exactly how many deals are active, which ones need attention, and whether you need to ramp up lead generation or focus on closing existing deals.

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