There are a few services that sell data about county auctions. They all look alike on the home page. Ask these seven questions and they stop looking alike.
1. Which counties, exactly?
"Major metros" is not an answer. Ask for the list. Florida has 67 counties, and about 56 of them sell online. A service that names every county it reads, and admits the ones it does not, is telling you the truth about the rest of its data too.
GovDeed lists all 67 on the counties page, says which sell online, and shows when it last read each one.
2. When was it last read?
A sale list changes every day. Owners pay up, courts move dates, the county pulls parcels. If a site cannot tell you when it last read a county, its list is a snapshot of an unknown day.
Every GovDeed page shows the last read time, and the nightly run reads again on the morning of every sale.
See the numbers
| Oct 8 | 2,478 |
| Oct 9 | 311 |
| Oct 10 | 1,125 |
| Oct 11 | 462 |
| Oct 12 | 209 |
| Oct 13 | 634 |
| Oct 14 | 1,081 |
| Oct 15 | 387 |
Source: GovDeed change log, one row per listing that changed · As of October 15, 2026
3. Where does the value number come from?
A "market value" with no source is a guess. The honest sources are the county property appraiser's just value, the assessed value, and the final judgment on a foreclosure. Each means something different, and a good service says which one it is showing.
GovDeed shows the appraiser's just value from the state's assessment roll and says so on every card.
4. Does the score show its reasons?
A score with no reasons is an opinion. Ask to see the parts: how the opening bid compares with the value, what the area rent and value look like, what the record says about the building.
Every GovDeed score prints its parts and the sentence behind each one. A parcel with missing data loses points instead of hiding the gap.
5. What does the free tier actually show?
Some free tiers show three parcels and a sign-up wall. Ask whether you can see every parcel and every sale date without a card.
GovDeed's free tier shows every parcel in every online county, and a free account opens the link to the county site.
6. What does it cost, all in?
Look for the monthly price, the annual price, the trial terms, and what happens when the trial ends. A price you cannot find in two clicks is a price that will surprise you.
GovDeed's pricing page has every number, and the trial rules are written out in plain words.
7. What will it not do?
The best answer here is a short list. A data service should not tell you what to bid, promise a return, or lend you money to do it.
GovDeed will not tell you what to bid. It will not promise a return. It does not lend to homeowners in foreclosure, and it does not do lease backs or buy backs. The score and the memo describe. You decide.
Start with the free tier. It shows every parcel, and the calendar is the same one the paid tiers use.