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shinnslist · compare · A free DealMachine alternative for Colorado off-market homes

A free DealMachine alternative for Colorado off-market homes

Bottom line: shinnslist is a free beta built from public county records in nine Colorado counties, plus a Virginia pilot, with no credits to spend. DealMachine covers the whole country, has a driving app, owner contact lookups, direct mail and an API, and starts at $99 a seat a month. For these Colorado counties, shinnslist costs nothing.

Free beta checked October 18, 2026 · next check by January 18, 2027

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How does shinnslist compare with DealMachine, feature by feature?

FeatureDealMachineshinnslist
PriceBasic $99 a seat a month with 10,000 data credits; Pro $149 with 20,000; Scale $599 a package (pricing, read 2026-10-17)Free while in beta. The only thing sold is county tax lien sale packs at /liens/.
Credits1 credit per unique property and per unique person each billing period; counts and cost previews are free; monthly credits do not roll over (credits, 2026-10-17)No credits. Searching and opening a card never spends anything.
Where it works150M+ properties nationwide, their figure (home page, 2026-10-17)Nine Colorado counties plus a Virginia pilot. Several doors cover only Boulder County or the Estes Park to Longmont corridor. See coverage.
Filters28 filter groups, about 192 filter names by the audit's count (property filters, 2026-10-17)Fewer. Ten trade doors, nine open, and a smaller set of filters.
LocationsStates, counties, cities, ZIPs, a radius or a drawn area (searching properties, 2026-10-17)One county or all nine, and the visible map area. No drawn shape or radius.
Plain-English searchAI Search turns a typed request into filters (AI search, 2026-10-17)No plain-English search box on the hunt.
Data on each property103 fields in 24 groups by the audit's count, including mortgage, MLS, liens and HOA (property fields, 2026-10-17)Fewer fields, all from county records and federal maps, each naming its source. No MLS, loan or lien data.
Comparable salesSale and rental comps with tolerances; add or remove comps (running comps, 2026-10-17)No comps list you can adjust.
Flood dataFlood zone and FEMA map date as filters and fields (property filters, 2026-10-17)A FEMA flood caution on cards. No flood filter.
Owner contact lookupPhones, emails and mailing addresses, one at a time or in bulk (skip tracing, 2026-10-17)None. No phone numbers are shown.
Driving for DollarsPhone app with route tracking and tap to tag, in every plan (driving for dollars, 2026-10-17)No app and no drive mode. The site works in a phone browser.
Direct mailPostcards from $0.75 a piece on Basic and $0.70 on Pro, from a prepaid wallet (direct mail, 2026-10-17)None.
ExportCSV export with chosen fields; shows record count and credit cost first (exporting, 2026-10-17)No spreadsheet export of a search yet. Saved lists have a share link.
API and integrationsREST API, webhooks, Zapier and an MCP server for AI assistants (API index, 2026-10-17)Thinner. No webhooks or Zapier link.
Published record of resultsNone found on the pages read (2026-10-17)A ranking is frozen every day and graded in public, and the grade is published even when it is zero. See coverage.

DealMachine is a name of its owner, used here only to compare. shinnslist is not connected to or endorsed by it. Each DealMachine fact was read on the company's own linked page on the date shown, and prices and plans change.

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Where is shinnslist weaker than DealMachine?

  • Coverage. Nine Colorado counties and a Virginia pilot, against a nationwide database.
  • No driving app. DealMachine's phone app is its best-known tool.
  • No owner phone or email lookup and no direct mail.
  • No MLS, mortgage or lien data.
  • Fewer filters, no drawn search area and no plain-English search box.
  • No adjustable comps and no spreadsheet export yet.
  • A thinner API, with no webhooks or Zapier link.

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Where is shinnslist stronger?

  • It is free, with no credits. Nothing is sold, and browsing the hunt needs no account. See the beta page.
  • Every fact names its county record. Each open door lists its sources and the date its top results were checked by hand.
  • A graded record in public. The ranking is frozen daily and graded against what actually lists, on coverage and how we grade. No day is graded yet, and the site says so.
  • Estate records from recorded documents in Boulder County and the Estes Park end of Larimer County, each checked by hand.

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What do DealMachine users say?

The phone app holds 4.8 stars from about 5,000 ratings, and reviewers call it easy to learn (App Store). Recent Trustpilot reviews complain that the 2026 credit system charges for everyday actions (Trustpilot, July 2026). The Better Business Bureau lists 9 complaints in three years, about renewals and cancelling (BBB). Reviews and complaints are self-selected and one-sided.

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Which one should you use?

Use DealMachine if you drive for leads, work in many states, or want owner contact lookups and mail in one app. Try shinnslist first if you hunt in Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Eagle, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer, Summit or Weld County and want county records you can check yourself, with nothing to pay. Start on the hunt or pick a county: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer.

Questions

Questions people ask

Does shinnslist use credits like DealMachine?

No. shinnslist is free in beta. There are no credits, and searching or opening a card costs nothing.

Does shinnslist have a driving for dollars app?

No. There is no phone app and no drive mode. The site works in a phone browser.

Does shinnslist show owner phone numbers?

No. shinnslist does not look up or show owner phone numbers or emails.

Where does shinnslist's data come from?

Public records: county assessors, recorders and treasurers, plus free federal maps such as USGS hydrography. No paid data.

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Where each fact comes from

Company names belong to their owners. Each fact was read on that company’s own pages on the date shown.