Batch Skip Tracing or REI Skip?

[Corey Crane]

What's the most accurate site for getting phone numbers and emails with an excel spreadsheet? Batch Skip Tracing or REI Skip?

[Michael Wilfred]

Hey @Corey Crane! Coincidentally, I did a recent comparison of results from these two sites by skip tracing the same list [of 70 properties] because I was curious as to where my marketing dollars would be best served. Here's what I found...

BatchSkipTracing.com...

PROS

• ... provided 4-8 numbers per property
• ... included "Preferred Mailing Address" columns which gave an alternate mailing address for the owner (which could be useful for mailing campaigns)
• ... each number was given a "Phone Score" of 0-100 (which presumably is a measure of the accuracy or their confidence in the number provided.)
• ... provided email addresses

CONS

• ... did not note which numbers were/are part of litigator lists (which I hear can be costly if you call someone on this list)

REISkip.com...

PROS

• ... provides email addresses
• ... gives up to 3 numbers/property (less can be better)
• ... provides info on which numbers are part of a litigator list
• ... provides property data (info gathered from public records/census data)

CONS

• ... some of the data seems unnecessary 

With that said, it's difficult to say which is "most accurate". Keep in mind that the end result for any investor is to actually get in touch with the owner/decision maker of the property. This can be via an friend, sibling, aunt/uncle, etc. It is possible that the more numbers you have... the more likely you are to get in touch with the decision maker\owner. However, this can also be a total waste of time if the numbers are too far off the mark (ie. past tenant at the property, deceased relative etc). 

Feel free to use the info I provided or run a test of your own! :)