Finding Probate leads

[Brian Alterman]

Looking to send some direct mail to probate leads.  I'm in Orlando, FL (Orange County) and believe I have to go to the courthouse to pull records.  When at the courthouse, what information do I ask for (or look for) to confirm there is real estate in the probate and then what contact info am I looking for in order to start my marketing?

Also, if you know of a good source for buying a list of these leads (since my work schedule won't allow me to spend all day and night at the courthouse going through records).  Or reasons you are against a list for this type of lead is also welcomed.  Looking for some direction here, good and bad.

I was looking into "Alltheleads.com" Any opinions/experience with them?

[Jerry Holt]

@Brian Alterman    When researching probates on each case you will want to locate the "petition to probate" document. It might also be called "petition for administration" or other variations.  This document is one of the first filed and will generally have the address of the decedent, the names and addresses of the executor/PR and also the attorney's info as well. And you bring up a good point regarding verifying the ownership of the property. Many probates don't involve real property. Once you have located the decedent's address go to the Orange county appraisal website and plug in the address to verify the deceased owned it. 

Before you go to the probate court call them first and ask if you are allowed to take pictures of the documents.  Most courthouses I've worked in will let you do this. I take 100's of pics of docs and then later upload and sort through them and add the data to a spreadsheet. This will save you a ton of time. Good luck!