List stacking means combining several lead lists and focusing on the owners who appear on more than one. It is the simplest way to turn thousands of records into a few hundred owners worth a letter or a call.
01How it works in LeadCounty
- Tick the seller lists you care about, for example tax delinquent, absentee owner and owned 15+ years.
- Give each list a weight: ×1 for a mild signal, ×2 or ×3 for a strong one.
- Every property gets a stack score: the sum of the weights of the lists it is on.
- Set a minimum score (for example 3) and sort by score. The reasons are shown next to each property, so you always know why it is on your list.
02Stacks that work well
- Distressed and absent: tax delinquent + absentee owner + code violation.
- Inherited and behind: inheritance deed + tax delinquent + out-of-state owner.
- Tired landlord: portfolio owner + owned 15+ years + eviction filed.
- Free and clear: owned 15+ years + high equity + absentee owner.
03Keep it fresh
A stack is only as good as its newest record. Save your stack as a search and LeadCounty e-mails you every Monday with the new owners who just reached your minimum score.
04Then add the human check
Open the top results, look at the map and photos, and remove anything that clearly does not fit (a brand-new build, a church, a city lot). A short, clean list beats a long, messy one every time.
