Commercial building permit queue by ZIP
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If your team is evaluating PropStream in Chicago, this page compares workflow fit for field execution, territory operations, and day-to-day rep accountability.
Ziplytica combines commercial and residential building permit workflows, integrated skip tracing, postcard and handwritten letter outreach from ZTM credits, and an installable PWA ZTM so reps and managers can run one system in the field.
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| Feature | Ziplytica | PropStream |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial building permit queue by ZIP | Yes | No |
| Residential building permit queue by ZIP | Yes | No |
| Daily municipal permit refresh on owned ZIPs | Yes | No |
| Own the Zip territory seats (Shared / Premier / Exclusive) | Yes | No |
| Firston Sight — on-demand distress Adds with contacts (not list export) | Yes | No |
| Duel Signal (permit ∩ distress on same property) | Yes | No |
| Private list Instant Trace (fill missing contacts, owned ZIPs only) | Yes | No |
| Field-ready ZTM pipeline (mobile + desktop) | Yes | No |
| One Ziplytica credit ledger (FoS, Instant Trace, mail) | Yes | No |
| Postcard outreach from ZTM (4 credits each) | Yes | No |
| Handwritten-style letter outreach from ZTM (5 credits each) | Yes | No |
| Manager dashboard for claims, statuses, and team usage | Yes | No |
| In-platform execution — no CSV export required to work leads | Yes | No |
| Bulk distress / motivated-seller list export | No | Yes |
| Permit-led opportunity queue (not list-first) | Yes | No |
| National property list search + export | No | Yes |
| 120+ filter list building across 150M+ properties | No | Yes |
| Month-to-month subscription | Yes | Yes |
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Positioning: Ziplytica is among the few tools oriented around a field-usable ZTM pipeline workflow plus territory governance and building permit queues.
Yes—for brokerages that care about speed, not another spreadsheet. PropStream excels at nationwide list search and export. Ziplytica is a territory-first speed platform: daily building-permit refresh on owned ZIPs, Firston Sight on-demand distress Adds with owner contacts, Duel Signal when permit and distress align, Instant Trace for lists missing contacts, and mail from one credit ledger.
Yes—through Firston Sight (Ziplytica’s distress / seller-motivation product). Pull pre-foreclosure, tax-delinquent, vacant, probate, REO, auction, and lien properties for ZIPs you own, with owner contacts included, and Add them straight to your team queue. It is on-demand execution inside your territory seat—not a county-wide list export every agent can buy. We do not claim deeper national distress coverage than PropStream; we claim faster, territory-scoped action.
List tools optimize for search and CSV export; speed dies in the spreadsheet. Ziplytica ingests municipal permits daily, surfaces fresh Firston Sight filings on demand, and keeps claim → skip trace → mail inside one ZTM workflow—so reps reach motivated sellers while competitors are still sorting last month’s dump.
Yes. Ziplytica is designed as a field-ready ZTM pipeline where reps can claim, update, note, and progress opportunities from mobile or desktop. It is built for execution, not only data lookup.
Yes when rows are missing owner contacts or contacts are stale. Private list Instant Trace only runs on addresses in ZIPs your brokerage owns — out-of-territory rows are blocked and never billed. If the export already has fresh phones/emails, you usually skip re-trace and use Ziplytica for permits + Firston Sight + mail instead. Preview ZIP density free with List Inspector at /tools/list-inspector.
Yes. Instant Trace and Firston Sight Add run inside the Ziplytica credit workflow (2 credits per FoS Add on Shared/Premier; Exclusive FoS Add is Free under the monthly COGS cap). Teams unlock phone and email without a separate vendor login.
Teams in Chicago typically choose platforms based on workflow fit. Ziplytica is built for field execution with territory control, in-app contact unlock, and ZTM status flow in one place.
Yes. Ziplytica is designed so reps can claim leads, add notes, update statuses, and move opportunities through each stage from desktop or mobile while in-market.
Ziplytica surfaces commercial and residential building permit opportunities inside owned ZIP territories. Availability of specific territory inventory in Chicago depends on active seats and municipal permit feed coverage.
Compare seats, claim territory lanes, and execute rep workflow in one place.