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Property scoring lens for distressed leads
A five-part scorecard for tax, deed, foreclosure, and land leads—legal/title, site, marketability, timeline, and margin of safety.
Educational reference only. Not legal, tax, or investment advice.
8. Professional scoring lens for every lead
A simple five-part scorecard keeps underwriting disciplined. Plot Eval’s grades and checklists can support parts of this picture where your data and county coverage allow—they do not replace legal or field verification.
8.1 Legal / title
How clean is the title path, access, lot legality, easement burden, and survivability of encumbrances through your acquisition path?
8.2 Physical / site
How usable is the parcel physically: topography, flood and wetlands, access, and observable condition?
8.3 Marketability
Can you realistically resell or refinance within your target window and buyer pool?
8.4 Timeline
How long until monetization? Include redemption, curative title work, court process, occupancy resolution, and cleanup.
8.5 Margin of safety
Does the spread survive if your key assumptions are wrong?
Using this with Plot Eval
Plot Eval helps you normalize lists, resolve parcels, enrich with county GIS where supported, score site and investment signals where data allows, and run a structured research checklist per property—alongside notes, status, reminders, and team workflow.