How One Investor Used PropStream to Help a Single Mom Start Fresh

PropStream is more than just a lead generation tool—it’s a gateway to making a real impact in your community. It empowers you to connect with local homeowners facing challenging situations and offer them a way forward.

In the video above, you’ll see this in action through the journey of Aaron Van Kampen, a real estate investor based in Florida. Using PropStream, he discovered and reached out to a homeowner in need named Ludy and helped turn a challenging chapter into a new beginning.

About Ludy: Ludy is a single mother of six who is struggling to maintain a distressed home on her own. With various property issues like mold, a broken fence, roof disrepair, and more, Ludy consistently finds herself burdened with the emotional and financial toll that maintaining her property is taking on her. 

Seeking a fresh start, Ludy is ready to offload her troublesome property for a fair price. By studying the ARV (After Repair Value) against comparables in the area and estimating what the property’s renovations would cost, Aaron is able to offer Ludy $180,000 to take the property off her hands.

Excited to move on from the distressed home, Ludy gladly takes the offer!

This scenario is a classic example of how PropStream’s datasets, filters, and additional tools can help agents and investors find homeowners who may need to offload a property, but don’t know where to start.

As an investor, you can take Aaron’s approach, using PropStream’s various tools like comps and the Rehab Calculator to estimate a property’s potential and determine a fair, below-market price from which both you and the seller can benefit. For agents, these scenarios present an excellent opportunity for you to advise, market, and list the property, helping the homeowner get the most out of their sale.

Homeowners like Ludy are everywhere, and one may even be in your region, waiting for a savvy real estate professional to help them.