ListREI vs. Goliath Data: Which Platform Finds Better Off-Market Deals?

Off-market deals are where the real profits live.

Every investor knows that once a property hits the MLS, margins shrink. The real question is, which platform actually helps you find those hidden sellers before everyone else?

Both ListREI and Goliath Data promise accurate owner records and motivated-seller data. But their philosophies and the quality of the results couldn’t be more different.

1. Different Tools, Different Goals

ListREI has carved a niche as a quick-list builder. It’s focused on giving users simple filters, absentee owners, high-equity homes, pre-foreclosures, and letting them export CSVs. The appeal is its speed and accessibility; anyone can build a list in minutes.

But speed doesn’t always mean precision. ListREI’s static lists often include outdated or low-motivation records that drain marketing budgets.

Goliath Data, by contrast, was engineered for investors who care less about list size and more about lead accuracy. It combines public and private data sources through its Data Pipelines, updates seller signals hourly, and scores motivation using its predictive model, David. The result? Smaller lists, sharper intent, higher ROI.

2. Data Accuracy and Freshness

ListREI pulls primarily from county tax databases and third-party aggregators. The data is decent for basic ownership info, but can lag weeks or even months behind real-time changes like transfers, delinquencies, or new vacancies.

Goliath Data updates continuously. Its pipelines ingest thousands of public records and behavioral indicators every hour. When a homeowner misses payments, changes mailing addresses, or receives a code violation, those changes surface inside the platform’s live feed.

Verdict: ListREI tells you what used to be true. Goliath Data tells you what’s happening now.

3. How Each Platform Defines a “Motivated Seller”

ListREI: Motivation is based on checkboxes, vacant, out-of-state, and high equity. It’s a rule-based system that treats every flagged property the same, regardless of nuance.

Goliath Data: Motivation is dynamic. Its AI model blends distress signals, life-event triggers, and engagement history to create a probability score. A seller behind on taxes, with recent online valuation searches, will rank higher than a generic absentee owner.

That difference reshapes your marketing efficiency, fewer cold calls, and more conversions.

4. Workflow and Automation

ListREI ends at the export button. After that, you’re juggling CRMs, dialers, and spreadsheets.

Goliath Data carries the lead all the way through: Prospect, Nurture, and Close. The Command Center automates follow-ups, task assignments, and KPIs in one dashboard. No imports, no manual syncing, no lost leads.

Verdict:
ListREI is a list tool. Goliath Data is an operating system.

5. Lead Quality in Real Terms

Investors using ListREI often report conversion ratios near 1 deal per 300–400 contacts in competitive markets. The problem isn’t effort, it’s data quality.

Goliath Data users typically work with tighter lists where each lead has a genuine distress or transition trigger. That means 1 deal per 75–100 conversations, a major reduction in cost per acquisition.

6. Scalability and Team Use

ListREI was built for solo operators. Sharing accounts or dividing markets quickly becomes messy.

Goliath Data was built for scaling teams. Acquisition managers, callers, and closers operate within one shared workspace, no duplicate outreach, no data decay.

7. Pricing vs. ROI

At first glance, ListREI is cheaper. But factor in skip-tracing costs, CRMs, and manual follow-up software, and the “cheap” tool becomes expensive in time and lost deals.

Goliath’s pricing tiers start at $99 per month, rising with data volume and team size. Yet because the platform eliminates extra tools and improves deal flow, ROI per dollar spent scales exponentially.

8. When ListREI Still Makes Sense

For beginners or hobbyists testing small campaigns, ListREI’s simplicity is appealing. If you’re sending 200 postcards a month, that’s fine.

But when you want to run multiple markets, manage teams, and build predictable acquisition pipelines, ListREI’s simplicity turns into a ceiling.

9. Why Investors Are Moving to Goliath Data in 2025

The switch isn’t about hype. It’s about leverage. Serious investors want:

• Real-time seller signals.

• Predictive motivation scoring.

• Integrated follow-up automation.

• Team visibility without tech clutter.

Goliath Data delivers all four, without forcing you to change tools every quarter.

10. The Verdict

ListREI is fast and familiar, but its data lags behind market reality.
Goliath Data is precise, predictive, and purpose-built for ROI.

If your goal is to generate fewer leads with higher intent, not endless spreadsheets, the choice is obvious.

Explore Goliath Data’s pricing plans or book a walkthrough.
Because accuracy isn’t just about cleaner lists, it’s about closing deals before anyone else even knows they exist.

ListREI gives you lists.

Goliath Data gives you the future of off-market lead intelligence.