// Skip tracing
How to skip trace a property owner
Start with public county records for the owner name and mailing address, append a current phone and email, then verify and DNC-scrub before you dial. The full workflow.
The short answer
To skip trace a property owner, start with the county records that are already public. The assessor and recorder tie the parcel to an owner name and a mailing address. Then run that name and address through a skip-trace data source to append a current phone and email, and verify the contact and scrub it against Do-Not-Call before you dial.
Start with the public record
Before you pay for anything, the county already tells you who owns a property. The assessor's parcel record and the recorder's deed carry the owner's name and a mailing address, often different from the property address, which is a signal the owner is absentee. If the owner is an individual, you have a name to trace. If it's an LLC or a trust, you have another step first.
Append a current phone and email
The mailing address on file is often stale, and it's rarely a phone number. A skip-trace data source takes the owner's name and known address and appends current phone numbers and emails from public and licensed data. Expect a hit rate in the 60 to 90 percent range depending on how good your input is and how many owners are hiding behind entities.
Verify and scrub before you dial
A returned number isn't a confirmed number. Validate each phone and its line type so you're not burning hours on disconnected lines, and scrub against the National Do-Not-Call registry before any marketing call or text. The TCPA applies to property-owner outreach even though the locate itself doesn't touch the FCRA.
Where Trackyr fits
Trackyr isn't the data source that locates the owner. It's the step after: feed it your skip-traced owner list and it verifies the emails, validates the phones and line types, and scrubs against Do-Not-Call before you export to your dialer. It sits between the raw pull and the dialer, so the numbers you call are current and off the registry.
// Common questions
Answered.
How do I find who owns a property?+
Start with the county assessor and recorder records, which are public and list the owner's name and mailing address. If the owner is an individual, skip trace that name for a current phone and email. If it's an LLC, find the people behind the entity first.
Is it legal to skip trace a property owner?+
Yes, for marketing. Finding a property owner to make an offer is a non-FCRA use, so it's allowed, but the TCPA and Do-Not-Call rules govern any call or text to the number you find.
// Keep reading
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