Dallas County, TX
Case study · Starter buyer story

How a $14,200 surplus
landed in my mailbox

Single-family property, tax sale produced $14,200 above what was owed. The owner had moved out of state three years earlier. Two-month gap between sale date and claim, $9,500 to me after the fee agreement.

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What you get

How It Works — 3 steps from found case to filed claim

1

We research owners & heir records

Skip-trace the former owner and their family across all 50 states — mailing addresses, phones, and email matches in one pass.

2

We generate your finder's fee contract

Auto-draft a state-compliant finder's fee agreement matched to the parcel and claimant. Sign, return, file.

3

You get a county-specific recovery guide + outreach plan

Per-county claim windows, filing instructions, and fee-cap rules — plus a sequenced outreach plan ready to mail.

The Starter plan

Everything you need to land your first overage

  • Heir search across all 50 states Skip-trace former owners and heirs — mailing addresses, phones, and email matches in one pass.
  • County-specific legal guide Per-county claim windows, filing instructions, and fee-cap rules generated for the parcel you're working.
  • Auto-drafted finder's fee contract Unlimited state-compliant agreements ready to mail. Sign, return, file.

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What this looks like end-to-end

Three steps, no spreadsheets

1

Find the cases

Search all 50 states' county records for tax sale overages. Filter by surplus size, claim window, and county filing rules.

Dallas County: ~220 tax sale overages a quarter, most between $2k–$20k, 2-year TX Tax Code §34.04 claims window.
2

Trace the heirs

Automated skip-trace surfaces contact info for the former owner or their family. We're talking mailing addresses, phones, and email matches in one pass.

Same case: Owner moved to Colorado. Skip-trace surfaced a sister in Plano and the owner's current mailing address within 48 hours.
3

Sign and file

Starter generates the finder's-fee agreement and walks you through the county's claim filing. Send, get the signature, file.

Same case: Finder's-fee agreement generated, mailed via certified, signed and returned in 11 days. County disbursed the overage in 6 weeks.
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Common questions

What people ask before they subscribe

Is this legal in Texas? +
Yes. Texas Tax Code §34.04 expressly allows third parties to file surplus fund claims on behalf of the former owner, and Texas does not cap the finder's-fee percentage on tax sale overages. Contracts must be written and signed by the claimant — that's the part Starter auto-generates for you.
How long does the case take to close? +
The Dallas County case from sale-to-disbursement ran about 10 weeks. Most of that is the county's processing time, not yours. The active work — trace, contract, file — takes a few afternoons spread over two to three weeks.
What does the $49.99 Starter include? +
Starter includes 10 overage searches per month across all 50 states, automated heir-trace, and an unlimited finder's-fee contract generator. You get the same Dallas County harvest data Pro users see — only the search quota is capped.
Do I need to be in Texas to do this? +
No. The Dallas County deal was run from out of state. Surplus fund claims are filed by mail or electronic submission in most counties — physical presence is not required. Starter works for buyers anywhere in the US.
Is it really only 10 searches per month on Starter? +
Yes. Starter is capped at 10 searches per month — that's the tradeoff for the $49.99 price. Each search returns the overage record and any match data, so 10 well-targeted searches covers a whole month's worth of county filing. If you outgrow it, Pro is $149/mo with unlimited searches.

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