If you are easily found on Google ... like ranking #1 with an incredibly awesome website... you will get ALL the leads.No one is going to skip the first result on Google.Also, no one is going to fill in the form on a shady website.So if you rank #1 on Google, you will get ALL the traffic, and if your site is credible, .. no one will rather fill in the form of some other dude tjhat is shady.

Don't agree, disagree or challenge anything I say below, it's just another perspective.I'll skip your storyline. 

You're skipping to the next step.Keep networking and keep learning. 

Is skip tracing recommended or a particular frequency?

step2 figure out how in the world it’s worth less than they paid, especially since they probably had to skip 6-12 payments to be eligible for a short sale. step 3 figure out if you want to buy in a market that is falling apart. step 4.

My first property was an off-campus student rental with a large investor presence already established so our best method was to pull an absentee list, skip-trace, then cold call/text to see if anyone was looking to off-load a property.

Skipping this information and not understanding it shows either you don't have the apptitude or you don't have a true interest.

Skipping this information and not understanding it shows either you don't have the apptitude or you don't have a true interest.

Not only does this have a whole host of benefits, it also makes it near impossible for people skip trace your information. 

You should try a skip trace service  for owners names.