best places to get probate/inherited house leads?

[Jessica H.]

I want to find the best place to get probate leads. One local wholesaler said he went through the obituaries and mailed to family members a few weeks after the notice. I am not sure how effective that would be? Is there a place to get lists of people handling the estates of people recently deceased?

What do you typically say in a first contact letter? Do you acknowledge the death or make it more general?

Thanks!!