Should you skip Trace Probate?

[Tysean Jackson]

Hey guys,

Not sure if everyone's county data is the same but my county provides the number of administrators that will be taking over the property in the probate data. I'm still curious to know if I should still skip trace the leads. I'm looking to build out a process flow of what happens once we receive the lead up until the phone call and I wanted to know you guys thoughts?

Looking forward to your response?

[Jerry Holt]

@Tysean Jackson

Assuming you are dealing with fresh probate filings I would deem the phone numbers filed with the court to generally be correct. So I doubt there would be a need to skip trace. But, before you start processing your leads I would definitely verify that the property address where the decedent resided was in fact owned by the deceased. A rule of thumb to remember with probates is that about 35% of the decedents didn't own real property to begin with.  So, I would check their addresses against the Fulton County Assessor's office. Hope this helps and good luck!