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How skip trace works

Get phone numbers, emails, and mailing addresses for property owners.

Written by Travis Murphy

Skip tracing finds a property owner's contact information. You can skip trace one owner or a whole list.

Skip trace one property

Open the property and click Skip trace. You can also click Skip trace this owner in the owner section.

Skip trace a whole list

Open a list, select the properties you want, and click Skip trace selected. Properties you've already skip traced, and ones without a full address, are left out, so you don't pay twice.

Have your own list? Import it from Leads, then skip trace it the same way.

What you get

  • Phone numbers, with mobile or landline when known, the year each was last seen, whether it belongs to the owner or a resident, and an activity score

  • Do-not-call flags: a DNC tag next to any number our data provider flags as on the National Do Not Call Registry

  • Email addresses

  • The owner's mailing address, often different from the property for absentee owners

  • Age and gender, when available

  • Linked properties: other properties tied to the same owner

What a skip trace costs

You're charged one skip trace when the owner is found, even if only a few details come back. If no owner is found, or the skip trace fails, it costs nothing, and the app tells you so.

Your skip traces

  • Trial: 25 skip traces in total.

  • Premium: 500 skip traces included every billing period. They refill on your billing date.

The left sidebar shows how many you have left. On a phone, see Your wallet on your Home page.

Need more on Premium? Click Buy now in the sidebar or in Your wallet. Extra skip traces are 10 cents each, in amounts of 100, 500, or 2,500, and they never expire.

Using the data

The data is for your own real estate business: finding, evaluating, and contacting property owners. You're responsible for following TCPA rules and Do Not Call lists. Our Terms of Service don't allow sharing or reselling the data.

Need more help?

If a skip trace isn't loading or a result looks wrong, email info@theinvestnest.com with the property address, and we'll take a look.

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