How many distressed properties are in Dallas County, TX?

Texas Signals currently tracks 938,412 distress signals in Dallas County, Texas: 5,213 pre-foreclosures, 59,131 tax delinquent properties, 738,316 code violations, and 135,752 permits.

Where does the Dallas County distressed property data come from?

Every record is sourced from Dallas County public records — county clerk foreclosure filings, tax assessor delinquency rolls, and municipal code enforcement — then cross-referenced and scored by Texas Signals.

What is a distress score?

The Texas Signals distress score (0-99) ranks each property by how many overlapping distress signals it has. A property that is both tax delinquent and in pre-foreclosure scores far higher than one with a single signal, because stacked distress predicts a motivated seller.

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Dallas County TX Property Distress Data — Tax Delinquent, Code Violations & Permits

938,412 live distress signals tracked in Dallas County, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth) — tax delinquent properties, code violations, permits, and pre-foreclosures, pulled from county public records, cross-referenced by parcel, and scored so investors see the most motivated sellers first.

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5,213

Pre-Foreclosures

Notice of Default, Notice of Sale, and Lis Pendens filings

59,131

Tax Delinquent

Properties with unpaid county property taxes

738,316

Code Violations

Open municipal code enforcement cases

135,752

Permits

Building permits — renovation and investor activity

Recent Dallas County pre-foreclosure filings

A sample of the newest filings. Full addresses, owner names, loan amounts, and distress scores unlock with a free 7-day trial.

Address	Owner	Status	Filed
•••• CALLE REAL, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149	—	Notice of Sale	2026-08-13
•••• WADSWORTH DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75216	—	Notice of Sale	2026-08-13
•••• MARE DRIVE BLDG 28, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75150	—	Notice of Sale	2026-08-13
•••• ANTLER AVE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75217	—	Notice of Sale	2026-08-13
•••• VALLEY VIEW, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149	—	Notice of Sale	2026-08-13
•••• CRYSTAL FALLS DR, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75181	—	Notice of Sale	2026-07-30

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How the Dallas County distress score works

Every property in the Dallas County dataset gets a distress score from 0 to 99. The score is built on signal overlap: a property that appears in one dataset is interesting, but a property that is tax delinquent and has a Notice of Default filed and carries open code violations is a fundamentally different opportunity — the owner is under pressure from multiple directions at once.

Pre-foreclosure filing — the strongest single signal; the clock is running toward auction.
Tax delinquency — unpaid taxes accrue penalties fast in Texas and can end in a tax sale.
Code violations — deferred maintenance and fines signal an owner losing control of the asset.
Stacked signals bonus — three or more overlapping signals pushes the score toward the top of the range.

Investors sort the Dallas County list by score, work the highest-scored properties first, and reach owners before the property ever hits the MLS or the courthouse steps. You can try it free on the distress score lookup.

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