The driving for dollars app built for Florida investors
Driving for dollars means driving neighborhoods to spot run-down or empty houses, then reaching the owner. PropTalon's driving for dollars app is on every plan. It records your route and shows every street you or your team drove in the last 30 days, 90 days, year or all time, so you never drive a block twice. At street level it draws the lot lines: tap a house to see the owner, the mailing address and any open county record, then tag it, add photos and it's a lead. Florida only, in your phone's browser.
PropTalon's DRIVE screen turns your phone into a driving for dollars app built on Florida county records. Here's what it does, how a drive works, and what it costs.
- ✓Every drive saved and drawn on the map by age, so you skip the streets already covered
- ✓Tap a lot for the owner, mailing address, absentee flag and any open code case, lien or stalled permit
- ✓Tag what you see (vacant, overgrown, boarded, tarp, mail piling up), add a note and photos, and it's a lead
- ✓Skip trace and call the owner with the triple-line dialer, in the same app
What's in the app
Route recording: tap START DRIVE and your route draws on the map as you go, with your time, miles and leads added on screen. The screen stays awake while you drive.
Route history: every drive you or your team takes is saved and drawn on everyone's map: the last 30 days in orange, older drives fading with age. Switch between the last 30 days, 90 days, year or all time to see which streets are done.
Lot lines: zoom to street level and every property's lot lines appear, so you tap the exact house, not a guess. Lots that already have a county record are colored by their score.
The property on one tap: the owner, the mailing address, whether the owner lives elsewhere, the assessed value, year built, beds and baths, and any open code violation, lien or stalled permit on file.
Tags, notes and photos: mark what you see (looks vacant, overgrown yard, boarded up, tarp on roof, mail piling up and more), add a note with the mic on your keyboard, and take photos with your camera.
From lead to call: ADD LEAD puts the house in your DRIVING FOR DOLLARS list and on your lead list, with your tags in its history. From there, skip trace the owner and call with the triple-line dialer.
How a drive works
Open PropTalon on your phone, tap DRIVE, then START DRIVE. Allow location when your phone asks. Your route draws as you go, and the screen stays on.
Zoom to street level and the lot lines appear. Lots that already have a county record are colored by their score, and lots you've added turn orange.
Park, or hand the phone to a passenger, and tap a lot. You'll see the owner, the mailing address, whether the owner lives elsewhere, the assessed value and any open code case, lien or stalled permit.
Tag what you see, add a note (the mic on your keyboard works) and photos, and tap ADD LEAD. It lands in your DRIVING FOR DOLLARS list and on your lead list, with the tags in its history.
Tap STOP and the drive is saved with its miles. Next time, set the map to the last 30 days, 90 days, year or all time and drive the streets nobody has covered.
Why route history matters
The quiet cost of driving for dollars is driving the same streets twice. Without a record, you go back to the blocks you know and miss the ones you don't. With a team it's worse: two people drive one neighborhood and nobody drives the next one.
PropTalon draws every drive in your account on everyone's map, newest in orange, fading with age. Pick a range, look at the gaps, and drive those.
Start from the records, then drive
A drive goes further when you know where to look. Check the open code violation leads and live counts for your county before you leave, or let TalonAI (beta) review a ZIP from aerial imagery first. Then drive the streets where the signals cluster and see the houses in person.
What it costs
The driving for dollars app is on every PropTalon plan, with no add-on and no limit on drives. Basic is $179/mo ($134/mo billed yearly) for 1 user, and Pro is $359/mo ($269/mo billed yearly) for teams of up to 5. Every plan starts with a 7-day trial for $0.99.
Good to know
PropTalon covers Florida. The app runs in your phone's browser, so there's nothing to download: open app.proptalon.com and add it to your home screen. Because it isn't an App Store app, your route records while PropTalon is on screen and picks back up when you return to it.
Stay safe
Florida's Wireless Communications While Driving Law (section 316.305, Florida Statutes) limits phone use behind the wheel. Tag houses when you're parked, or let a passenger do the tapping. Take photos from the street, and don't go onto private property.
Questions
Is the driving for dollars app included in my plan?
Yes. It's on every plan, with no add-on and no limit on drives. Try it on your own streets with the 7-day trial for $0.99.
Does PropTalon track my route?
Yes, while PropTalon is open on your screen, and it keeps the screen awake during a drive. Because it runs in your phone's browser rather than as an App Store app, tracking pauses if the phone locks or you switch apps, and picks back up when you return.
Can my team see where I've driven?
Yes. Every drive in your account shows on everyone's map, colored by how recent it is, with a list of drives showing the date, miles, driver and leads added.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Open app.proptalon.com in Safari or Chrome on your phone. For a full-screen app, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
Keep reading: code violation leads, finding tarped roofs and skip tracing.