Pre-foreclosure8 tools, 6 ways to source them
Pre-foreclosure lead sources: what each one sells, from free county records to $149 a month
Updated September 2026. Independent: no vendor saw this before publication. How we test
The short answer
Pre-foreclosure notices are public real estate records, so the free source is the county: the recorder and the court, or Propwire, which lists pre-foreclosures free as one of 21 lead types. To have the owner’s phone number come with each lead, my +plus leads sells lis pendens, default and sale notices with contacts for $39 a month within 50 miles, and REDX sells traced, DNC-checked leads for $60. For a whole territory with the county-by-county record depth published, PropertyRadar starts at $119.
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What do you need from a pre-foreclosure list?
Pick
Propwire
RealtyTrac
$0
Propwire lists pre-foreclosures as one of its 21 lead types, free to search and to download up to 10,000 properties a month. RealtyTrac showed 135,380 homes in pre-foreclosure on 28 September 2026, free to search.
What it is bad at, and who should not buy itPick
my +plus leads
$39 a month
my +plus leads sells lis pendens, notice of default, notice of sale and notice of trustee sale records with loan and owner data, phones and emails attached and DNC status marked, refreshed daily, with a 14-day trial.
What it is bad at, and who should not buy itPick
REDX
$60 a month
REDX sells its pre-foreclosure leads alone for $60 a month, already traced, with mobile numbers and emails, numbers cross-checked against the DNC list and a filter for the auction date.
What it is bad at, and who should not buy itPick
PropertyRadar
$119 Solo
PropertyRadar publishes, state by state, which counties carry its foreclosure records and from when: all 58 California counties from 2001 or 2002, 202 of 254 in Texas. It tracks trustee sales, monitors properties for changes and offers a 5-day trial.
What it is bad at, and who should not buy itPick
DataSift
$149, or $446 with the stage lists
DataSift’s free lists include pre-foreclosure and foreclosure, and its $297 SiftMap Pro add-on splits them by stage: notice of default, lis pendens, notice of foreclosure and final judgement, beside liens, probate and tax delinquency.
What it is bad at, and who should not buy itPick
PropStream
DealMachine
$99
PropStream has pre-foreclosure as a search filter among its 165+, and DealMachine scores each property on distress signals that include it, both at $99.
What it is bad at, and who should not buy itEvery way to source pre-foreclosures, with its pick and its month
Free, one county at a time
PropwireRealtyTrac
$0
Propwire lists pre-foreclosures as one of its 21 lead types, free to search and to download up to 10,000 properties a month. RealtyTrac showed 135,380 homes in pre-foreclosure on 28 September 2026, free to search.
What you give upRealtyTrac’s cards carry no owner names or phones, and one Propwire review says its auction date filter returned auctions a month old.
The receipt
- Propwire Basic, pre-foreclosure list
- $0
- Owners traced at 10¢ a match
- optional
The month$0
Notices with the owner’s phone attached
my +plus leads
$39 a month
my +plus leads sells lis pendens, notice of default, notice of sale and notice of trustee sale records with loan and owner data, phones and emails attached and DNC status marked, refreshed daily, with a 14-day trial.
What you give upCoverage is a 50-mile radius, and the product is written for agents.
The receipt
- Preforeclosure feed, 50-mile radius
- $39
- Owner phones and emails
- included
The month$39
Traced and checked against Do Not Call
REDX
$60 a month
REDX sells its pre-foreclosure leads alone for $60 a month, already traced, with mobile numbers and emails, numbers cross-checked against the DNC list and a filter for the auction date.
What you give upIt is built for listing agents, and the dialer comes only in bundles from $299.
The receipt
- REDX Pre-Foreclosure Leads
- $60
- Phones, emails, DNC check
- included
The month$60
A whole territory, with the record depth known
PropertyRadar
$119 Solo
PropertyRadar publishes, state by state, which counties carry its foreclosure records and from when: all 58 California counties from 2001 or 2002, 202 of 254 in Texas. It tracks trustee sales, monitors properties for changes and offers a 5-day trial.
What you give upSolo includes 250 phone and email lookups a month, then 8¢ each, and some states are thinner: 42 of 75 Arkansas counties.
The receipt
- PropertyRadar Solo
- $119
- 250 contacts included
- $0
The month$119
Every stage, stacked with other distress
DataSift
$149, or $446 with the stage lists
DataSift’s free lists include pre-foreclosure and foreclosure, and its $297 SiftMap Pro add-on splits them by stage: notice of default, lis pendens, notice of foreclosure and final judgement, beside liens, probate and tax delinquency.
What you give upThe stage lists cost $297 on top of $149, and calling or texting runs through tools you connect.
The receipt
- DataSift Professional, 3 users
- $149
- SiftMap Pro, stage lists
- $297
The month$446
A filter in the data tool you already use
PropStreamDealMachine
$99
PropStream has pre-foreclosure as a search filter among its 165+, and DealMachine scores each property on distress signals that include it, both at $99.
What you give upNeither publishes how far back or how complete its pre-foreclosure records are, county by county.
The receipt
- PropStream Essentials
- $99
- Pre-foreclosure filter
- $0
The month$99
Whichever source you use, check a few records against the county recorder before you mail: a notice recorded this week may not be in any tool yet, and owners who caught up still show in older lists. The free county method shows where each notice is filed.
What each source carries, from the notice to the owner’s phone
| Carries | Propwire |
RealtyTrac |
my +plus leads |
REDX |
PropStream |
DealMachine |
PropertyRadar |
DataSift |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The notice | ||||||||
| Pre-foreclosure list | 1 of 21 lead types | 135,380 listed | LP, NOD, NOS, NTS | Pre-foreclosure leads | A search filter | A distress signal | Records per county | Free list |
| Split by stage | Not listed | Not listed | By notice type | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Trustee sales tracked | SiftMap Pro, $297 |
| Sale or auction date | Filter, one complaint | Not listed | NOS and NTS records | Auction date filter | Not listed | Not listed | Trustee sale tracking | Not listed |
| The owner | ||||||||
| Phone numbers | 10¢ a match | None on the cards | Included | Included, traced | 12¢, or $30 Connect | In data credits | 250, then 8¢ | 15¢, or $97 unlimited |
| DNC checked | DNC and TCPA flags | Not listed | Status on every record | Cross-checked | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The coverage | ||||||||
| Where it covers | Not published by county | Nationwide search | 50-mile radius | Not listed | Not published by county | Not published by county | A table per state | Nationwide, not by county |
“Not listed” means the vendor did not list it on the pages we read in September 2026, which is not proof it is missing.
How much pre-foreclosure leads cost, and what the price includes
Free covers the notice itself: the county recorder, the court, Propwire’s lead type and RealtyTrac’s search. What costs money is the owner’s phone number and the work of keeping the list current.
With contacts included, my +plus leads is $39 a month within 50 miles and REDX $60, both written for agents. A full data tool with pre-foreclosure in it runs $99 on PropStream or DealMachine and $119 on PropertyRadar, with tracing billed as each one bills it. DataSift is $149, or $446 with its stage lists.
| Source | Month | Owner phones | Stages or sale dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propwire | $0 | 10¢ a match | Auction filter |
| RealtyTrac | $0 | None on the cards | Not listed |
| my +plus leads | $39 | Included | LP, NOD, NOS, NTS |
| REDX | $60 | Included, DNC-checked | Auction date filter |
| PropStream | $99 | 12¢, or $30 Connect | Not listed |
| DealMachine | $99 | In the seat’s credits | Not listed |
| PropertyRadar | $119 | 250 included, then 8¢ | Trustee sales |
| DataSift | $149 | 15¢, or $97 unlimited | SiftMap Pro, $297 |
List prices read September 2026, monthly billing, before tax.
The eight, what each is for and what it is bad at
From free to $149 a month, in the order of the ways above. The order is not a ranking.
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Screenshot from Propwire’s App Store listing, September 2026
1The free list
Propwire
Free. Owners traced at 10¢ a match
Pre-foreclosures are one of 21 lead types you can search and download free, up to 10,000 properties a month, with DNC and TCPA flags on traced owners.
- Bad at One reviewer says the auction date filter returns auctions from a month earlier, whatever dates you choose, and there are few ratings to check it against.
- Not for Timing an offer to the auction date without checking the notice.
No app on the App Store or Google Play
2A free nationwide search
RealtyTrac
Free, with a free sign-up
Searches foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, bank-owned homes and auctions nationwide, with estimated values on each card: 135,380 pre-foreclosures listed on 28 September 2026.
- Bad at Its cards show no owner names or phone numbers, and its Trustpilot base is 5 reviews averaging 2.5.
- Not for A list to mail or call without more research.
No app on the App Store or Google Play
3Every notice type, contacts included
my +plus leads
$39 a month, 50-mile radius
Lis pendens, notice of default, notice of sale and notice of trustee sale records with loan and owner data, phones, emails and DNC status, refreshed daily, month to month with a 14-day trial.
- Bad at One subscription covers a 50-mile radius, and it has no reviews on Trustpilot.
- Not for Markets far apart from each other.
No app on the App Store or Google Play
4Traced and DNC-checked
REDX
$60 a month alone, $199 with four other lead types
Pre-foreclosure leads already traced, with mobile numbers, emails and numbers cross-checked against the DNC list, filtered by location, price and auction date.
- Bad at It is built for listing agents, with MLS data and agent training, and the dialer comes only in bundles from $299.
- Not for An investor who wants lists, tracing and mail for acquisitions in one data tool.
Screenshot from PropStream’s App Store listing, September 2026
5A filter among 165+
PropStream
$99 Essentials
Pre-foreclosure is one of its search filters, alongside the rest of its nationwide county data, instant comparables and postcards from 57¢.
- Bad at It does not publish how far back its pre-foreclosure records go by county, and its phone app is rated 3.07 on the App Store.
- Not for Anyone who needs to know the record depth in their county before paying.
Screenshot from DealMachine’s App Store listing, September 2026
6A distress score from the car
DealMachine
$99 a seat, 10,000 data credits
Scores each property on distress signals that include pre-foreclosure, so a house you tag while driving shows where it stands, and traces the owner from the seat’s credits.
- Bad at No county-level coverage is published, and there is no free trial as of September 2026.
- Not for Building a county-wide pre-foreclosure list from a desk.
Screenshot from PropertyRadar’s App Store listing, September 2026
7Record depth you can check first
PropertyRadar
$119 Solo, 5-day trial
Publishes a coverage table per state with the start year of its foreclosure records in each county, tracks trustee sales, and alerts you when a watched property changes.
- Bad at Coverage is uneven by state: every California and Florida county, 202 of 254 in Texas, 42 of 75 in Arkansas. Past 250 lookups, phones and emails cost 8¢ each.
- Not for Counties its own tables show as thin.
No app on the App Store or Google Play
8Stages stacked with other distress
DataSift
$149, $446 with SiftMap Pro
Free pre-foreclosure and foreclosure lists in the CRM, and with SiftMap Pro the stages apart, notice of default to final judgement, stackable with liens, probate and tax delinquency.
- Bad at The stage lists are a $297 add-on, and there is no built-in dialer or texting.
- Not for Anyone who wants to call from the same login.
Vulcan7 also sells pre-foreclosure leads to agents, but publishes no price, so it is not compared here.
The county property record comes first, whatever you buy
Every list here starts as a public notice, recorded once an owner has fallen behind on the mortgage and the lender starts foreclosure: a lis pendens or a foreclosure case in states where foreclosure goes through the courts, a notice of default or of sale in the others. The county recorder and the court hold them first, and a list can only lag behind them.
That makes the recorder the check on any source. Pull a few recent notices yourself and see whether your list has them. The free county method shows which office files which notice in your state.
Buying from a homeowner in pre-foreclosure: the rules to check
Contacting an owner whose notice is on the public record is allowed, and the calling rules apply as with any owner: the Do Not Call registry and the TCPA. Two sources here check numbers against the DNC list on the records they sell, my +plus leads and REDX.
Some states regulate buying a home from an owner in foreclosure, with set contract terms and a cancellation period. California’s Home Equity Sales Contracts Act is one. Check your state’s rules before the first offer. None of this is legal advice.
Questions people ask about pre-foreclosure tools
Where can I get pre-foreclosure leads?
Free from the county recorder and the court, which record notices of default and lis pendens, or from Propwire, which lists pre-foreclosures as one of its lead types. Paid lists with the owner’s phone included start at $39 a month on my +plus leads and $60 on REDX, and data tools with a pre-foreclosure filter start at $99.
How much do pre-foreclosure leads cost?
$0 from the county or Propwire, $39 a month on my +plus leads within 50 miles, $60 on REDX, $99 on PropStream or DealMachine, $119 on PropertyRadar and $149 on DataSift, or $446 with its stage lists. List prices, September 2026.
What are the best pre-foreclosure lead sources?
It depends on what you need from the list. Free: the county record or Propwire. The owner’s phone included: my +plus leads at $39 or REDX at $60, both DNC-checked. A territory with its record depth published county by county: PropertyRadar at $119.
Do pre-foreclosure lists include phone numbers?
Some do. my +plus leads and REDX include phones and emails with each record. Propwire, PropStream, PropertyRadar and DataSift charge for tracing as they bill it, and RealtyTrac’s cards show no owner contacts at all.
How current are pre-foreclosure lists?
Only as current as the source’s last update from the county. my +plus leads says it refreshes daily, and PropertyRadar that its list builder updates in real time. Owners catch up, sell or reach the auction, so check a few records against the recorder before you mail.
How long does a house stay in pre-foreclosure?
It depends on the state and on whether the foreclosure goes through the courts. The pre-foreclosure guide covers the stages and where each notice is filed.
How we built this list
| Line | Source | What we read |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Pricing | Each source’s pricing and pre-foreclosure pages, read 28 September 2026 |
| 02 | Vendor pages | PropertyRadar’s coverage table for each state it publishes, read September 2026 |
| 03 | Review sites | Trustpilot and the App Store for each source’s review base, the same day |
What we did not do. We have not bought any of these lists or checked their records against a county recorder. Every price is a list price, and every “not listed” means the vendor did not list it on the pages we read.