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PropertyRadar 5.0 is here: Court-Sourced Data, Multi-Channel Marketing, Distress Scoring, AI Agents, and More...

DealMachine is where you wander.
PropertyRadar is where you win.

DealMachine helps you find properties. PropertyRadar tells you which ones are worth pursuing — with verified data, court-sourced leads, and automated outreach built in.

Why is PropertyRadar the best DEALMACHINE alternative?

Don't leave your money, and data on the table

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300+ Search Criteria. Billions of combinations.

300 distinct criteria creates billions of possible search combinations. Dealmachine gives you a fraction of that targeting power

More precision means less wasted spend (or effort) and more deals.

PR Time

2 weeks faster. Proven in our latest datasource bake-off.

Our multi-source selection beat the single vendor Dealmachine relies on by two weeks across 400+ counties. 

For court data — probate, eviction, divorces — DealMachine has no equivalent at all.

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6 vs 2 Marketing Channels. One platform, fully automated.

Mail, email, phone, SMS, display ads, door knocking — all coordinated and firing automatically when new leads hit your criteria. 

DealMachine has mail and phone. No display ads, no event-triggered multi-channel.

The data difference

Every signal that drives a deal.
See what you're missing.

"Being court-sourced gives me access to a lot more actual filings for divorce as opposed to the county source data that has a lot less information and is a lot less timely."

Henish Pulickal, Cal Home Co.

Distress Criteria
DealMachine
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Preforeclosure

PropertyRadar provides the most actionable information on pre-foreclosures. DealMachine has a search criterion for preforeclosures, but the platform does not provide any of the associated data needed to take action on an opportunity.

Auction

PropertyRadar has the most extensive Auction data and tools available. DealMachine provides no actionable auction data beyond the fact that a future auction was scheduled.

Bank Owned (REO)

DealMachine often miscategorizes a tax sale as a trustee sale, which is incorrect because they are very different types of distress. Trustee deed sales, sold to third-parties, are miscategorized as being bank owned. This results in inflated Bank Owned search results, and creates bad opportunities for investors.

Zombie Properties
Financial / Equity
Underwater
DealMachine provides no document numbers or availability to view loan or deed documents, so users are unable to verify search results.
Tax Delinquent
DealMachine is missing a large percentage of tax delinquency records.
Market Activity
Expired Listing
Legal / Court & Life Events
Bankruptcy
Divorce
Probate
PropertyRadar pulls probate filings directly from the courts. Dealmachine does not offer probate data.
Death of Joint Tenant
DealMachine has a single search criterion, misrepresented as "probate," that is actually a simple indication that a property owner has died. Both Deceased Owner, and Death of a Joint Tenant are combined into one limited criterion.
Deceased Owner
DealMachine misrepresents their deceased owner signal as being "Probate" when, in fact, it is simply pre-probate and based on an owner being flagged as deceased.
Eviction
Only PropertyRadar has court-sourced eviction filings. When combined with owner age and other property criteria, eviction data is the best way to identify tired landlords motivated to sell.
Code Enforcement (Code Enforcement cases) & Abatement Lien (Code enforcement / nuisance abatement lien)
Vacancy / Ownership Profile
Vacant Property
Abandoned Property
Out of State Owner
LIENS & JUDGMENTS
HOA Lien
DealMachine has a search capability for HOA liens, but does not appear to have HOA lien data based on searching multiple states.
Mechanic’s Lien
County/City Tax Lien
Property Tax Lien
DealMachine has limited search criteria for liens, and some lien types fall into an "other lien" category that is difficult to sift through.
Federal Property Lien
DealMachine has limited search criteria for liens, and some lien types fall into an "other lien" category that is difficult to sift through.
Utility Lien
Hazardous Waste Lien
Judgment
DealMachine has limited capability in managing the status of judgments, so records noted as "Satisfaction of Judgment" show as an active judgment. This leads to wasted time and energy chasing invalid leads.
Support Judgment
DealMachine has limited capability in managing the status of judgments, so records noted as "Satisfaction of Judgment" show as an active judgment. This leads to wasted time and energy chasing invalid leads.
Deficiency Judgment
DealMachine has limited capability in managing the status of judgments, so records noted as "Satisfaction of Judgment" show as an active judgment. This leads to wasted time and energy chasing invalid leads.
State Tax Lien
Federal Tax Lien
Tired Landlords

DealMachine considers any non-owner occupied property held over 15 years to be a tired landlord, which yields many invalid opportunities. PropertyRadar allows users to find motivated tired landlords by combining court-sourced eviction data with owner age, and property age to find true tired landlord opportunities.

Distress Criteria
DealMachine
Preforeclosure
Notes

PropertyRadar provides the most actionable information on pre-foreclosures. DealMachine has a search criterion for preforeclosures, but the platform does not provide any of the associated data needed to take action on an opportunity.

Auction
Notes

PropertyRadar has the most extensive Auction data and tools available. DealMachine provides no actionable auction data beyond the fact that a future auction was scheduled.

Bank Owned (REO)
Notes

DealMachine often miscategorizes a tax sale as a trustee sale, which is incorrect because they are very different types of distress. Trustee deed sales, sold to third-parties, are miscategorized as being bank owned. This results in inflated Bank Owned search results, and creates bad opportunities for investors.

Zombie Properties
Financial / Equity
Underwater
Notes
DealMachine provides no document numbers or availability to view loan or deed documents, so users are unable to verify search results.
Tax Delinquent
Notes
DealMachine is missing a large percentage of tax delinquency records.
Market Activity
Expired Listing
Legal / Court & Life Events
Bankruptcy
Divorce
Probate
Notes
PropertyRadar pulls probate filings directly from the courts. Dealmachine does not offer probate data.
Death of Joint Tenant
Notes
DealMachine has a single search criterion, misrepresented as "probate," that is actually a simple indication that a property owner has died. Both Deceased Owner, and Death of a Joint Tenant are combined into one limited criterion.
Deceased Owner
Notes
DealMachine misrepresents their deceased owner signal as being "Probate" when, in fact, it is simply pre-probate and based on an owner being flagged as deceased.
Eviction
Notes
Only PropertyRadar has court-sourced eviction filings. When combined with owner age and other property criteria, eviction data is the best way to identify tired landlords motivated to sell.
Code Enforcement (Code Enforcement cases) & Abatement Lien (Code enforcement / nuisance abatement lien)
Vacancy / Ownership Profile
Vacant Property
Abandoned Property
Out of State Owner
LIENS & JUDGMENTS
HOA Lien
Notes
DealMachine has a search capability for HOA liens, but does not appear to have HOA lien data based on searching multiple states.
Mechanic’s Lien
County/City Tax Lien
Property Tax Lien
Notes
DealMachine has limited search criteria for liens, and some lien types fall into an "other lien" category that is difficult to sift through.
Federal Property Lien
Notes
DealMachine has limited search criteria for liens, and some lien types fall into an "other lien" category that is difficult to sift through.
Utility Lien
Hazardous Waste Lien
Judgment
Notes
DealMachine has limited capability in managing the status of judgments, so records noted as "Satisfaction of Judgment" show as an active judgment. This leads to wasted time and energy chasing invalid leads.
Support Judgment
Notes
DealMachine has limited capability in managing the status of judgments, so records noted as "Satisfaction of Judgment" show as an active judgment. This leads to wasted time and energy chasing invalid leads.
Deficiency Judgment
Notes
DealMachine has limited capability in managing the status of judgments, so records noted as "Satisfaction of Judgment" show as an active judgment. This leads to wasted time and energy chasing invalid leads.
State Tax Lien
Federal Tax Lien
Tired Landlords
Notes

DealMachine considers any non-owner occupied property held over 15 years to be a tired landlord, which yields many invalid opportunities. PropertyRadar allows users to find motivated tired landlords by combining court-sourced eviction data with owner age, and property age to find true tired landlord opportunities.

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Where DealMachine falls short

Four limitations that cost you deals every day.

Search & Discovery

DealMachine finds properties.
PropertyRadar finds motivated owners.

  • DealMachine gives you 157 filters — enough to build a basic list, not a strategy
  • No distress score ranking — you can't sort by motivation level before building your list
  • No owner demographics, no LLC resolution in search
  • PropertyRadar lets you sort however you like - including by level of distress.
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The data process

Dealmachine hands you data.
PropertyRadar earns it.

Most competitors resell bulk files from aggregators and call it a platform. PropertyRadar runs a rigorous pipeline no reseller bothers with.
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Multi-source Bake-offs

We test multiple source types head-to-head per county. In our latest bake-off, our selection was two weeks faster across 400+ counties. DealMachine uses a single data provider with no comparative testing.

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Back test and back fill

Every source is verified against county records. Coverage gaps are found and filled. Data is cleaned and enriched in real-time as it flows in. DealMachine posts what their provider delivers. We make it better first.

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Clean, enrich, and connect

NLP and ML normalize records. OwnerGraph™ resolves LLCs to real people. DealMachine shows you the entity name. PropertyRadar finds you the person to call — with no extra step.

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What our customers say

The people who've tried both.

  • dean

    "I always come back to PropertyRadar because, it's the easiest to use"

    Dean Rogers, Real Estate Investor

  • patrick-ferry

    "I have never come across a more well rounded, accurate, cutting edge, data driven tool like PropertyRadar."

    Patrick Ferry, San Diego, California

The best DealMachine alternative

Ready to ditch Dealmachine? See why you should switch to PropertyRadar today

Category & Feature
DealMachine
Data & Coverage
Multi-source Data
Single source
Owner demographics — age, income, net worth, marital status
OwnerGraph™ — LLC / trust resolution
Heatmaps - regional to parcel
Search & List Building
Number of search filters
157 + 28 predefined lists (not all criteria have data)
AI List Builder
Sort results by distress score
Search beyond one county, city, or zip — including custom map shapes
Save and market to properties — no limits
List monitoring
Plays framework — pre-built strategies
CONTACT DATA
Phone & email — built-in and searchable
DNC filterable before list build
Flagged, not filterable
Industry-leading right party contact rate
3rd-party accuracy not disclosed
marketing & automation
Direct mail — quality and fulfillment
Postcards + ballpoint letters
Email marketing
Display ad campaigns
Multi-channel coordinated campaigns
Mail + phone only
Auto-updating lists + real-time triggers
Static sequences only
AI-written campaign copy + Brand Builder
Deal analysis only (Alma)
Automated follow-up sequences
Support & Compliance
SOC2 compliance
Starting monthly price
$119/mo
Customer Success Manager and design support
Category & Feature
DealMachine
Data & Coverage
Multi-source Data
Single source
Owner demographics — age, income, net worth, marital status
OwnerGraph™ — LLC / trust resolution
Heatmaps - regional to parcel
Search & List Building
Number of search filters
157 + 28 predefined lists (not all criteria have data)
AI List Builder
Sort results by distress score
Search beyond one county, city, or zip — including custom map shapes
Save and market to properties — no limits
List monitoring
Plays framework — pre-built strategies
CONTACT DATA
Phone & email — built-in and searchable
DNC filterable before list build
Flagged, not filterable
Industry-leading right party contact rate
3rd-party accuracy not disclosed
marketing & automation
Direct mail — quality and fulfillment
Postcards + ballpoint letters
Email marketing
Display ad campaigns
Multi-channel coordinated campaigns
Mail + phone only
Auto-updating lists + real-time triggers
Static sequences only
AI-written campaign copy + Brand Builder
Deal analysis only (Alma)
Automated follow-up sequences
Support & Compliance
SOC2 compliance
Starting monthly price
$119/mo
Customer Success Manager and design support

Seen enough?

DealMachine finds you properities. PropertyRadar tells you which ones are worth pursuing.

The Verdict

Which should you choose?

DealMachine may be right if you...

Spend most of your time in the field and driving for dollars is your primary lead gen method

Are just getting started and want a simple, mobile-first tool

Only need mail and phone — no display ads or event-triggered campaigns

BETTER FOR MOST

PropertyRadar is right if you...

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Need court-sourced data — Probate, Divorce, Eviction - not recorder data that arrives months late

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Need depth and searchability across all datasets — 300+ criteria, owner demographics, 30 distress signals

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Serve multiple audiences — investors, agents, mortgage pros, or services

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Want to build a system with campaigns that run automatically as new matching properties appears.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I import my DealMachine lists into PropertyRadar?

Yes. Upload any list and PropertyRadar appends everything we have — property details, owner contact info, court-sourced distress signals, equity data, demographics, and more. Your driving-for-dollars leads get a lot smarter the moment you bring them in.

DealMachine includes skip tracing. Does PropertyRadar?

Yes — contact data is included in your plan, no per-lookup fees. The difference is quality and searchability. PropertyRadar's contact data is searchable before you build your list, includes owner demographics, and resolves LLC entities to real people via OwnerGraph™. DealMachine's email accuracy is self-reported at around 10% and DNC status is flagged but not filterable before list build.

What about driving for dollars? DealMachine is built around that.

If field prospecting is your primary lead gen method and you don’t need court data or deep filter criteria, DealMachine may suit you. PropertyRadar is better if you want to know which doors are worth knocking before you drive — using probate, eviction, distress signals, and 300+ criteria to build a targeted list first.

Is PropertyRadar only for real estate investors?

No. PropertyRadar serves investors, residential agents, commercial agents, mortgage professionals, and home services companies — each with dedicated Plays, QuickLists, and workflows tailored to their use case.

Does PropertyRadar have a free trial?

Yes. Start for free — no credit card required. Full access to property data, filters, and marketing tools. We recommend running the same search on both platforms and checking against your county recorder. The results speak for themselves.

DealMachine hands you a property. 
PropertyRadar hands you an opportunity.

No credit card required. 5-day free trial. Quick setup.