> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.investorlift.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Addresses of listed properties

> Why the address of a property that is listed on Investorlift is null, which fields say so, and how to draw the approximate location.

The API serves the address of each property, with one exception. A property that a wholesaler lists on Investorlift now
has no street address in a response. The rule applies to each route, each MCP tool, each CSV export and each key.

## Why

A listing on Investorlift is the work of a wholesaler. A buyer who reads the street address can go to the seller and
leave the wholesaler out. The Investorlift application shows the address after the buyer signs an agreement with the
wholesaler. The API does not show it.

## What a listed property serves

| Field                                               | Value                                         |
| --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `address_short`, `street_no_unit`, `street`, `unit` | `null`                                        |
| `apn`, `apn_norm`                                   | `null`                                        |
| `city`, `state`, `zip`, `county_fips`               | The value                                     |
| `latitude`, `longitude`                             | An approximate point                          |
| `address_held_back`                                 | `listed_on_investorlift`                      |
| `location_radius_m`                                 | `1200`                                        |
| The mailing street of the owner                     | `null` when it is the address of the property |
| The property id, the deal ids, and each other fact  | The value                                     |

For each other property, `address_held_back` is `null` and `location_radius_m` is `null`.

## Draw the approximate location

Draw a circle around `latitude` and `longitude` with a radius of `location_radius_m` metres. The circle always contains
the true location. One property has one approximate point on each route, so a pin does not move between two responses.

<Note>
  Do not draw an exact pin for a row that has a `location_radius_m`. The point is not the house.
</Note>

## A search around a listed property

A request can name a listed property as its centre, with `property_id` or with `address`. The API measures each
distance from the true location, so `distance_miles` is correct. The response does not give the true centre:
`meta.reference_point` and `meta.geometry` give the approximate point, `meta.geometry.address` is `null`, and
`meta.geometry.location_radius_m` gives the radius.

## When the address comes back

The address comes back when the deed records show a transfer of the property after the listing. It also comes back
when the listing has a recorded closing. A listing that ended with no sale keeps its address held back, because the
records show no transfer.

## In the MCP tools

The concise format carries `address_held_back` and `location_radius_m` only while they have a value. The detailed
format carries them on each row.


## Related topics

- [List one company's Investorlift listings](/api-reference/endpoints/wholesalers-listings.md)
- [Find the parcel at a point, behind an APN or behind a street address](/api-reference/properties/find-the-parcel-at-a-point-behind-an-apn-or-behind-a-street-address.md)
- [Search parcels](/api-reference/endpoints/properties-search.md)
- [Find a parcel](/api-reference/endpoints/properties-resolve.md)
- [Changelog](/changelog.md)