Find the homes about to need a new system, before a permit is filed.
A weekly intelligence brief that ranks the Austin homes most likely to need a replacement soon. We surface them from public property patterns, so you reach the owner first, not after they’ve already called someone else.
We never resell filed permits.
We predict need.
An HVAC permit filing is a lagging signal. Once it exists, the job is already won by someone else. PermitZero infers future need from public property patterns and puts you in front of the owner before any permit is filed: a recent owner with aging equipment, a subdivision aging out together, equipment past expected life.
Three steps, every Monday.
We join the public record
Deeds, purchase year, year built, ownership type and HVAC change-out permits, stitched together across every parcel in Travis County.
We score replacement likelihood
Each property gets a 0-100 score. Old equipment, no recent replacement, and a recent ownership change push the score up.
You get a ranked list + an angle
A weekly brief, grouped by signal type, with an estimated job size and a suggested pitch to lead with for every lead.
Patterns a contractor can’t see on their own.
Due again
Home pulled a mechanical change-out permit 15-20 years ago, and that system is now itself at end of life. Known install date, the highest-confidence lead.
Aging-out homes
Built pre-2005 with no change-out on record, likely on the original system. The deep, always-on pool.
Recent owner, aging system
Current owner bought within the last year or two; equipment past expected life and nothing replaced. New decision-maker, inherited risk.
Subdivision cohorts
A same-vintage neighborhood aging out together. One mail route, not scattered calls.
Neighbor clusters
A recent change-out on the street flags same-vintage neighbors with none, fresh because it keys off real permit dates.
This week’s brief, redacted.
Everything that makes a lead worth working is visible. Only the street address is held back. Subscribe to unlock it and work the list.
A limited number of seats per market.
We cap how many firms get the brief in Austin, so the list stays worth working.
- The full weekly brief: all 5 signal types, addresses included
- Filter by ZIP, neighborhood, signal, score and job size
- A scored lead detail + suggested pitch for every property
- Brief archive: browse and re-work past weeks
- Capped at 10 firms in Austin, Travis Co.
Get next Monday’s brief.
Reach the owner before the permit, and before your competition does.