Find the current owner vs skip-trace the primary contact

Learn when to use each feature to keep your property data accurate and up to date.

Overview

Both Find Current Owner and Skip Trace Primary Contact help you verify property ownership and contact information, but they serve different purposes.

Find Current Owner updates a property record with the latest owner name and mailing address, while Skip Trace Primary Contact retrieves detailed contact information for outreach, including phone numbers and emails.

Find Current Owner

Use Find Current Owner to confirm the most recent deed transfer and update your record with the latest owner’s name and mailing address.

This feature is free to use and ensures you’re not targeting someone who no longer owns the property.

How to use it:

• From a single record: Go to the property record → click Manage → Find Current Owner.

• Bulk update: From your list view, select multiple records → click More → Find Current Owner.

Skip Trace Primary Contact

Skip Trace Primary Contact provides the most up-to-date contact details for the property’s owner or primary contact. It returns:

• Mailing address and deliverability status

• Phone numbers and email addresses

• Vacancy and Do Not Call (DNC) status

• Contact distress/risk indicators

For full details, check:
What information does skip tracing provide?

To learn how to run skip tracing in bulk or individually, see:
Bulk Skip Tracing vs. Individual Skip Tracing

Quick Comparison

Best Practice

Find Current Owner first to confirm who currently owns the property. Once you’ve verified ownership, use Skip Trace Primary Contact to gather phone and email details for outreach.

This workflow keeps your data clean and ensures you’re connecting with the right person every time.