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They HAVE to Sell: Probate, Pre-Foreclosure & Divorce Listings Explained

Real Estate Training & Coaching School

Real Estate Training & Coaching School

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4.4 β€’ 705 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

While every agent in your market fights over the same expireds and FSBOs, an entire category of highly motivated, listing-ready sellers is going completely uncalled. Most agents don't even know these leads exist β€” and that's exactly your opportunity. In this episode, Tim and Julie Harris β€” America's number one daily real estate podcast hosts β€” break down three of the most powerful and underutilized listing lead sources in any market: probate, pre-foreclosure, and divorce. These are not ambulance-chasing tactics. Handled with real skill and genuine care, they represent some of the highest-quality, lowest-competition listing opportunities available in 2026. You will learn why sellers in these situations are among the most motivated in any market and why that translates directly to correctly-priced, condition-ready listings with no negotiating games. You will learn how one relationship with a probate or divorce attorney can create a repeating pipeline of listings that scales to multiple streams of business over time. You will learn the real math behind what a pre-foreclosure seller stands to lose if a foreclosure completes, and how you become the agent who saves their equity, their credit, and their financial future. You will also learn why today's market is fundamentally different from 2008, with most pre-foreclosure sellers sitting on significant equity and a clear path to a profitable sale. Tim and Julie also cover the emerging California homeowner's insurance crisis, which is quietly producing a new wave of motivated sellers that most agents have not yet identified as a prospecting opportunity. This episode includes real coaching client success stories, the specific tools used to find pre-foreclosure inventory by zip code, and the mindset shift required to move from passive lead-chasing to building a consistent, relationship-driven listing pipeline. For scripts, systems, and accountability to pursue all of these lead sources, visit PremierCoaching.com. For a free daily newsletter with market insights and listing strategies, visit HarrisRealEstateDaily.com. For agents considering a brokerage upgrade to EXP Realty, visit WhyLibertas.com/Harris to learn how to receive Premier Coaching at no additional cost. You can also text Tim directly at 512-758-0206.

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0:00.0

Well, every agent in your market is calling the same expired listings and chasing the same FISBOS.

0:05.3

Wait, that's not actually true, but let's pretend that it was.

0:08.1

There is an entire category of highly motivated sellers that most of your competition is never

0:13.0

called.

0:13.4

Some of them haven't even heard of it.

0:15.3

Probate, pre-foreclosure, divorce.

0:18.0

These are not ambulance chasing lead sources.

0:20.7

Handled correctly, they are some of the

0:22.4

most meaningful work an agent can do, and they produce listings that nobody else is even

0:27.2

competing for or thinking about. Welcome to Real Estate Coaching Radio, starring award-winning

0:34.0

real estate coaches and number one international best-selling authors, Tim and Julie Harris.

0:39.0

This is the number one daily radio show for realtors looking for a no BS authentic real-time

0:43.7

coaching experience. What's really working in today's market, how to generate more leads, make more

0:49.1

money, and have more time for what you love in your life. And now your hosts, Tim and Julie

0:53.9

Harris. You know, it, Tim and Julie Harris.

0:55.4

You know, it's funny, Julie, these lead sources, well, just more specifically,

1:00.5

pre-foreclosure leads. I've had, well, pre-foreclosures in the probate listings,

1:06.6

if someone is like just absolutely diametrically opposed to actually picking up the phone

1:13.4

and prospecting, I'm never going to call an expired.

1:15.8

I'm never going to call it Fisbo.

1:16.8

I'm not going to do it no matter what.

1:19.1

If you tell them to call a probate attorney or a probate person, you know, sometimes you'll

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