01How it is defined in LeadCounty
Current value is at least 2x the last sale price.
02How many are on the list today
High equity (est.) is on file in 86 of 99 counties this week. The most are in Miami-Dade County, FL (195,779), Philadelphia County, PA (172,045), Maricopa County (Phoenix), AZ (147,549); the typical county has 42,661.
| County | On the list |
|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 195,779 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | 172,045 |
| Maricopa County (Phoenix), AZ | 147,549 |
| Travis County (Austin), TX | 134,826 |
| Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), NC | 127,028 |
| Orange County (Orlando), FL | 125,257 |
| Wake County (Raleigh), NC | 119,363 |
| Cook County (Chicago), IL | 115,363 |
| Franklin County, OH | 113,105 |
| Broward County (Fort Lauderdale), FL | 111,791 |
| Fairfax County, VA | 109,056 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | 108,717 |
03Why it matters
Owners with equity can sell at a fair price and still walk away with money, which makes a deal possible.
04Where it shows up in public records
The assessor's value compared with the last sale price; mortgages are not public in bulk, so it is an estimate.
05How to find high equity (est.) in 3 steps
- Step 1, find the record: the assessor's value compared with the last sale price; mortgages are not public in bulk, so it is an estimate.
- Step 2, match it to the property: join the record to the parcel by its parcel number and the owner's name and address, so you know which house it belongs to.
- Step 3, add a second reason: stack high equity (est.) with another list to see which owners have more than one reason to sell. LeadCounty does steps 1 and 2 for every property each week.
06How we count it
LeadCounty counts high equity (est.) from each county's own records and shows the number for every county in the table above, refreshed weekly. A county that does not publish the record shows no count rather than a guess.
07How to use it
- Stack with pre-foreclosure or tax delinquent: owners in trouble who still have equity to protect.
08Best stacks with high equity (est.)
One list gives you a reason; two or three lists together give you owners with several reasons at once. The stacks that work best with high equity (est.):
- High equity (est.) + pre-foreclosure: a foreclosure case gives the owner a deadline.
- High equity (est.) + tax delinquent: tax is past due, a dated and money-based sign of pressure.
