DispoLabDispoLab vs. PropStream: which one do you actually need?
PropStream finds properties and owners. DispoLab finds the buyer for a deal you already have. An honest comparison of what each one does and when you need which.
These solve opposite halves of the job, so the honest answer is that they're not really competitors. PropStream is a property-records database for the acquisition side — building seller lists, pulling comps, skip tracing owners. DispoLab is for the disposition side: you already have a house under contract and need to know which cash buyers want it. Plenty of wholesalers use PropStream to find deals and something else to sell them, because a list of cash buyers in a ZIP code isn't the same as knowing who wants this house.
What PropStream is
PropStream is a nationwide property-records database with tools built on top. You get property and owner data, list building by filter (absentee owners, pre-foreclosure, high equity, tired landlords), comparable sales, skip tracing, and some marketing features. Plans start around $99 a month, with skip tracing and certain add-ons extra on the entry tier.
Where PropStream is better
PropStream is genuinely good at the acquisition side, and it's one of the standard answers for a reason. If you need a filtered list of motivated sellers to call this week, it will produce one. The comps are solid, the data coverage is broad, and the filtering is deep enough to build a real marketing list rather than a generic pull. DispoLab does not do any of that — we don't build seller lists.
Where DispoLab is better
The gap opens once you have a deal. PropStream can show you who has bought with cash in a ZIP code. What it can't do is look at your specific property — this house, this price, this condition — and tell you which of those buyers wants it, in what order, and why. You get a spreadsheet of LLC names, you skip trace them, and you start cold-calling strangers who may not even still be buying. DispoLab starts from the deal and hands back scored buyers with the reason each one fits.
Side by side
| Feature | DispoLab | PropStream | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Builds seller / lead lists | Not offered | Core feature, deep filters | Them |
| Nationwide property + owner records | Not offered as a search tool | Core feature | Them |
| Finds buyers for a specific deal | Scored and ranked against the property | Cash-buyer lists by area only | DispoLab |
| Explains why a buyer fits | Plain-English reason per buyer | Not offered | DispoLab |
| Comps and after-repair value | Built in | Built in, well regarded | Even |
| Skip tracing | Built in, with DNC and litigator flags | Built in, extra cost on entry tier | Even |
| Repair estimates from photos | Built in | Not offered | DispoLab |
| Deal pipeline to assignment | Built in | Not the focus | DispoLab |
Your bottleneck is finding sellers. You need lists, filters, and owner data to fill the top of your funnel.
Your bottleneck is selling the deal. You have contracts and need buyers, fast, including in markets where you know nobody.
Common questions
- Is DispoLab a PropStream alternative?
- Only partly, and it's worth being clear about it. If you use PropStream for comps and skip tracing, DispoLab does both. If you use it to build seller lists, DispoLab doesn't replace that — we don't do list building. The overlap is real but partial.
- Can PropStream find cash buyers?
- It can show you who has purchased with cash in an area, which is a starting point. What it won't tell you is which of those buyers wants the specific house you have under contract, at your price, in that condition — so you're left skip tracing a spreadsheet of LLCs and cold calling.
- Do I need both?
- A lot of wholesalers run PropStream for acquisition and something else for disposition, which is a reasonable stack. If budget only stretches to one, pick based on which half is actually costing you deals right now.
Got a deal under contract right now?
Drop it in and see which cash buyers come back. You find the property — we'll find you the buyer.