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Driving for Dollars with PropertyRadar

Property and owner data in your pocket.

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'PropertyRadar has become the love of my life since I signed up years ago. Their customer service is the best—very professional, respectful, friendly, and cordial. It's a great tool, especially with the App on my phone.'

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What If Finding Off-Market Deals Was Easy?

PropertyRadar puts 150+ million properties in your pocket: owner names, phone numbers, emails, mailing addresses, mortgage info. The opportunities you spot become conversations you start.

Who is This For?

What's the Commitment?

Who is This For?
Real estate investors sourcing off-market and wholesale deals
What's the Commitment?
5-day free trial. Solo plans start at $99/month (billed annually) or $119/month billed monthly.
Who is This For?
Realtors helping buyers find unlisted properties in competitive markets
What's the Commitment?
Includes GPS tracking, iOS and Android apps, 250 phone numbers and emails per month, and access to 150+ million properties nationwide.
Who is This For?
Home service pros—roofers, solar installers, contractors—prospecting properties that clearly need work
What's the Commitment?
Team plans start at $199/month (annual) for 3 users. Business plans available when you're ready to scale.

How Driving for Dollars Works

The following module is one of many options to describe how it works within PropertyRadar.

Research
& Route Planning

Build targeted lists using 250+ criteria—property type, equity position, absentee status, years of ownership. Draw your territory with the polygon tool. Plan routes of 30 properties or fewer per session.

A high-probability target list ready to drive

Field Discovery
& Capture

GPS Tracks records your route automatically. Tap any property to see owner details, mortgage info, and comps. Take photos. Add notes. Flag opportunities as you find them.

Every discovery documented with the context you need to act

Qualify
& Prioritize

Use Set Status to organize your pipeline: 'Contact Owner,' 'Research Title,' 'Submit Offer,' or your own custom stages. Team members see updates in real time.

A pipeline sorted by next action—not just a pile of addresses

Connect
& Convert

Call owners from the app. Send personalized postcards with the photo you just took. Add properties to follow-up sequences. Export to your CRM via Zapier.

Conversations with sellers while your competition is still entering data

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Mobile-First Discovery

The PropertyRadar Approach to Driving for Dollars

Most data platforms are built for desks. PropertyRadar puts the full platform in your pocket—not a stripped-down version.

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GPS tracking

Plots your route in real time and keeps a visual record of where you've been

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Discover mode

Highlight properties matching your criteria as you drive

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Route optimization

Keeps you from retracing streets

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Photo and note capture

Document everything right at the property

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One-tap outreach

Lets you call, mail, or add to lists from the curb

Data You Can
Actually Trust

Bad data means wasted drives. PropertyRadar pulls from public records—ownership, mortgages, demographics, transactions—and updates continuously. Phone numbers and emails are already matched to owners, not disconnected skip-trace results from who-knows-when.250+ search criteria let you go beyond "distressed." Absentee owners out of county. High-equity properties owned 20+ years. Specific roof types for contractors.

You're not working the same lists everyone else bought.

What's Included with Driving for Dollars

Everything you need to find, research, and reach property owners

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Property & Owner Data

Complete profiles on 150+ million properties nationwide. Owner name, mailing address (even when it's different from the property address), phone numbers, email addresses, mortgage information, transaction history, and assessed values—all in one place.

Phone numbers and emails already matched to owners. No separate skip tracing purchase.

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Mobile Prospecting Tools

GPS Tracking: Routes recorded automatically. See where you've driven, when, and for how long. Color-code team members' tracks if you're running multiple drivers.

Photo & Note Capture: Photograph properties and upload directly to the profile. Voice-record notes while driving.

Route Optimization: Enter your target list and PropertyRadar generates the most efficient turn-by-turn route.

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Outreach & Follow-Up

Direct Mail from the Field: Send personalized postcards without leaving the app. Include the photo you just took. 4x6 postcards start at 56¢ each on Business plans.

Call Owners Directly: Tap to call from the property profile.

List Building & Automation: Add properties to follow-up lists with one tap. Set up automations so new properties matching your criteria trigger outreach automatically.

Talk to a PropertyRadar Expert

Want help setting up your first Driving for Dollars workflow?

Driving For Dollars Done Right

Best practices from successful PropertyRadar users

From Discovery to Done Deal


Start with one neighborhood. Build a list of 20-30 properties using criteria that fit your investment approach. Drive the route. Capture what you see. Reach out within 24 hours while the property is fresh in your mind—and mention something specific you observed.

That personal touch is what separates you from the investor sending form letters.

Scaling Your Efforts


Once your process is working, expand it. Add team members and assign territories. Use GPS Tracks to make sure you're covering ground without overlap.

Some investors bring on part-time drivers—ride-share drivers, delivery drivers, anyone already on the road—and pay per lead. PropertyRadar's shared workflows and Set Status features keep everyone on the same page.

The investors who do this well treat it as a system, not a one-off tactic. Consistent routes. Consistent follow-up. Consistent deal flow.

Driving for Dollars FAQs

Common questions about getting started

What exactly is Driving for Dollars?

Driving for Dollars is a direct marketing approach where you physically drive through neighborhoods looking for distressed, vacant, or off-market properties that might signal a motivated seller. Signs include overgrown landscaping, broken windows, overflowing mail, and general disrepair. Once you identify a property, you research the owner and reach out with a personalized offer. It's one of the most effective ways to find deals before they hit the market.

Why is Driving for Dollars more effective than buying lead lists?

Lead lists put you in a race with every other investor who bought the same data. Driving for Dollars lets you discover properties showing real-time signs of distress that haven't made it into any database yet. You also gather context—photos, observations, neighborhood conditions—that makes your outreach personal and harder to ignore.

Do I need a team, or can I do this solo?

You can absolutely start solo. Many successful investors drive neighborhoods themselves, capture properties in the app, and handle follow-up on their own. As you grow, you can add team members, assign territories, and use PropertyRadar's shared workflows to stay coordinated.

What does PropertyRadar cost for Driving for Dollars?

The Solo plan starts at $99/month (billed annually) or $119/month (billed monthly) and includes full mobile app functionality, GPS tracking, 250 phone numbers and email addresses per month, and access to 150+ million properties. Team plans start at $199/month (annual) for 3 users. All plans include a 5-day free trial.

Which areas does PropertyRadar cover?

PropertyRadar provides nationwide coverage. You can check specific data availability for your markets at propertyradar.com/coverage.

 

Can I send direct mail right from the app?

Yes. When you're at a property, you can take a photo, create a personalized postcard with that image, and send it to the owner's mailing address—all without leaving the app. 4x6 postcards start at 56¢ each on Business plans, 59¢ on Team plans, and 62¢ on Solo plans.

Driving for Dollars Success Stories

Real results from PropertyRadar users

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Distressed Property Pipeline

Investor builds consistent deal flow by driving target neighborhoods weekly, capturing properties showing distress signals, and following up with personalized postcards featuring property photos.

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Off-Market Listings for Buyers

Realtor helps buyers find homes in competitive markets by identifying off-market properties in desired neighborhoods and reaching out to owners before they list.

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Roofing Lead Generation

Contractor uses satellite imagery and D4D routes to identify properties with aging or damaged roofs, then sends targeted postcards with photos showing the specific issue.

Start Finding Off-Market Deals Today

Driving for Dollars works when you can act on what you see. PropertyRadar puts property data, owner contact information, and outreach tools in your pocket—so the opportunities you spot become the deals you close.

5-day free trial. No credit card required to start. Cancel anytime.

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