Build a rental portfolio with rent, vacancy, and price data on every market.
Find off-market rentals and absentee owners across the markets you want to own. Compare renter share, vacancy, rent benchmarks, price trends, supply, hazards, and investor activity before committing capital.
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150M+ property records
Nationwide ownership, equity, and distress data in one search.
All 50 states
Research and monitor every market you work, coast to coast.
6 public data sources
Market context grounded in Census ACS, HUD, FHFA, Census BPS, FEMA, and HMDA.
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What changes when you buy and hold on JustPropertySearch
The old way
- Competing for overpriced rentals already on the MLS
- Manually hunting for absentee owners
- Re-running the same searches every week
- No quick way to gauge a deal's upside
- Skip tracing owners somewhere else
With JustPropertySearch
- Off-market rentals before they ever hit the market
- Absentee and tired landlords surfaced automatically
- Live Lists add new matching rentals around the clock
- Property facts and sourced market benchmarks in one view
- Owner phone numbers and emails built right in
How buy & hold investors win with JustPropertySearch
Source rentals, target the right owners, and keep your acquisition pipeline full.
Find rental markets nationwide
Describe the county profile you want—household growth, renter share, rent benchmarks, price momentum, supply, and hazard context—and compare matches before searching properties.
Learn moreUnderstand rental context
Compare renter share, housing vacancy, HUD rent benchmarks, income, and local price trends before building your property-specific cash-flow model.
Learn moreLive Lists build your pipeline
Define one rental buy box across your target neighborhoods, ZIPs, or counties and let new matches come to you automatically.
Learn moreFind tired landlords
Target absentee and out-of-state owners worn out by management and ready to hand off a property.
Skip tracing built in
Owner contact info sits on the same screen as the deal, so you can reach sellers directly with no extra service.
Learn moreDraft owner outreach
Lumen drafts the SMS, call opener, and email for each owner using their equity and situation signals.
Learn moreProven buy & hold plays
Each play is a saved search built from real JPS lead signals. Run them as Live Lists and keep your acquisition pipeline full.
Tired absentee landlords
Out-of-state + non-owner-occupiedLong-distance owners worn out by management, your most reliable acquisition pipeline.
Run this playHigh-equity hold-and-refi
20+ yr ownership + 60%+ equityDeep-equity owners open to a sale you can refinance and hold for cash flow.
Run this playSmall multifamily
Duplex to quad + absentee ownerOff-market 2-4 unit properties from owners who are ready to exit.
Vacant rentals
VacancyAn empty rental bleeds money every month, so the owner is usually motivated to sell.
Run this playDownsizing owners
Senior / empty-nester ownerLife-stage owners simplifying their holdings and open to a straightforward sale.
Run this playPreforeclosure holds
Preforeclosure + equityDistressed owners with equity who'd rather sell than lose the property at auction.
Run this playWant the full long-term acquisition walkthrough? Read the off-market guide.
JustPropertySearch for Buy-and-Hold Investors
JustPropertySearch fits buy-and-hold investors and landlords best when the priority is building a repeatable acquisition workflow around the same markets, neighborhoods, and property profiles over time. The strongest use case is not one-time prospecting. It is monitoring targeted buy boxes, narrowing with ownership or seller signals, and staying current on opportunities without starting over each week.
Overview
Buy-and-hold investors generally need a sourcing process that can be repeated over long periods, not just a short-term sprint for a few distressed opportunities.
That makes JPS useful when it helps investors monitor markets consistently and keep the acquisition workflow organized.
How it works
- Define the rental-focused buy box by market, property type, and price or ownership profile.
- Use JPS filters to narrow toward opportunities that fit the long-term strategy.
- Save those searches into Live Lists so the acquisition workflow keeps updating.
- Review new additions and changes on a schedule instead of redoing the same research manually.
This works especially well for investors building portfolios market by market.
When to use it
- When you invest within a defined rental or portfolio strategy
- When you want monitored buy boxes instead of one-off search sessions
- When absentee-owner or off-market signals help your acquisition approach
- When you need a slower, more repeatable workflow than a wholesaler sprint
Example workflow
A buy-and-hold investor might create one Live List spanning a few target neighborhoods, narrow by property type and long-term strategy fit, and review that list weekly for new additions or meaningful changes. That usually works better than restarting the market search every time capital becomes available.
Step-by-step
Step 1
Set the portfolio criteria
Choose the markets, property types, and risk profile that fit your long-term strategy.
Step 2
Create targeted searches
Use filters that narrow toward properties worth monitoring over time.
Step 3
Turn them into Live Lists
Let the market changes come to you instead of rebuilding the same search each week.
Step 4
Review on a portfolio cadence
Use the monitored list as an ongoing acquisition queue tied to your actual strategy.
Frequently asked questions
Is JPS a fit for buy-and-hold investors, not just wholesalers?
Yes. It can be especially useful for investors who monitor the same acquisition criteria over time and want a more repeatable workflow.
What matters most for buy-and-hold investors in JPS?
Live Lists, targeted market coverage, and the ability to keep a disciplined buy box current usually matter most.
Does JPS replace rental underwriting?
No. It supports search and monitoring, but investors should still validate numbers, rents, and strategy fit themselves.
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