How Skip Tracing Works

4 min readUpdated January 22, 2026

What is Skip Tracing?#

Skip tracing is the process of finding contact information for property owners when you only have their address.

Trackably's skip tracing returns:

  • Cell Phone Numbers (primary focus)
  • Landline Numbers
  • Email Addresses
  • Relative/Associate Contacts
  • Alternative Addresses

How It Works#

When you submit a record for skip tracing:

  • Property Lookup - We match the address to public records
  • Owner Identification - We identify the current owner(s)
  • Data Aggregation - We search 200+ data sources
  • Verification - Numbers are checked against carrier databases
  • Delivery - Results returned in seconds

Accuracy Rates#

Our skip tracing provides:

  • 95%+ hit rate on cell phone numbers
  • 85%+ connection rate on returned numbers
  • 98% accuracy on property owner matching

We continuously update our data sources and verify against carrier records to maintain high accuracy.

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