# Skip tracing for land investors

URL: https://skipmatch.com/skip-tracing-for-land-investors
Last updated: 2026-10-02

## Key facts

- Price: a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records.
- Unit: Priced per matched record.
- Minimum order: 50 records
- Minimum charge: Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches.
- Single search: Single search: $0.10, charged only on a match, paid from prepaid credit ($10 minimum top-up).
- Prepaid credit: Prepaid credit expires 12 months after your last credit purchase, single search or credit-paid list, and unused credit is refundable on request within 90 days of purchase.
- Free tool: Check your list free at /tools/skip-trace-csv-checker. Check columns, split addresses and download a fixed CSV in your browser before tracing at $0.03 a record. No account needed.
- Subscription: None. A list order is paid for on its own by card or prepaid credit.
- Max per order: 100,000 rows or 50 MB per file
- Output: Up to 10 phones per owner, each with its line type (mobile, landline or VoIP), plus emails where found
- Sources: 3 core providers: idiCORE, Enformion and Delvepoint
- Not for: FCRA uses: credit, insurance, employment or tenant screening
- Prices last changed: 2026-10-02
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

Skip tracing for land starts from your county parcel pull: upload the owner list and get back up to 10 phone numbers per owner, each with its line type, plus any emails found. Map the mailing and situs addresses once, keep your APN and acreage columns, and pay per matched record: under 5 cents a record on every list.

## Mapping a county export

County files name their columns every which way. You do not rename anything: the upload reads your header row, proposes a match for the headers it recognizes and lets you pick the rest, then shows the first rows as we read them. Column names below are typical examples; yours will differ.

| In your export | Maps to |
| --- | --- |
| OWNER_NAME / OWNER1 | Owner name (split on the last space) or first + last name |
| MAIL_ADDR, MAIL_CITY, MAIL_ST, MAIL_ZIP | Mailing address block |
| SITUS_ADDR, SITUS_CITY, SITUS_ZIP | Property address block |
| APN / PARCEL_ID, ACRES, ZONING | Not mapped: kept and returned as they are |

## Mailing address vs situs address

The situs address is where the parcel is. The mailing address is where the owner gets the tax bill. For vacant land the situs often has no house number at all ("0 Old Quarry Rd", "Lot 7"), so the mailing address is usually the one that reaches the owner. Map both if you have both; a row needs at least one complete address (street, city, state and ZIP). The vacant land owner guide walks through preparing a county parcel export step by step, and the mailing vs property address guide covers which address to trace.

## Heirs, LLCs and trusts

Land lists carry more entity and estate owners than house lists. Upload those rows like any other. We do not promise to find the person behind an entity: a row that comes back with no phone and no email is never charged. Some owners still take manual research, such as the state's business entity search for an LLC's registered agent and members, or the probate court for an estate. See skip tracing LLC-owned property and finding the heirs of a deceased owner.

## Built for big county pulls

Orders run up to 100,000 records. A 10,000-record list is priced at $0.03 a record, $300.00 held at checkout, and misses are never charged. Your APN, acreage and any other columns come back unchanged, so results drop straight back onto your parcel list.

See how Land Portal and other services price skip tracing on the comparison page.

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- For real estate investors

## Questions

Q: Should I upload the mailing address or the parcel address?
A: Include both if your county export has them. For vacant land the parcel (situs) address often has no house number, so the owner's mailing address is often the stronger signal. You map each block during upload.

Q: What happens with LLC, trust and estate owners?
A: Upload them like any other row. We do not promise to find the person behind an entity: a row that comes back with no phone and no email is never charged. The people behind an LLC or trust can still take manual research, starting with the state's business entity search.

Q: Can I upload a parcel number without an owner name?
A: Not on its own. Each row needs an owner name and an address. Keep your APN column in the file anyway: it comes back unchanged, so the results line up with your parcels.

Q: How much does bulk skip tracing cost with Skipmatch?
A: The price is per record: a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records. That is under 5 cents a record on every list. The total for the list is quoted before you pay.