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The mechanics of probate lead generation, written down plainly — by the people who read the county docket every night, not a content farm.
Skip tracing
How to skip trace probate leads — the executor, not the deceased
Why purchased lists return dead people's numbers, which court document names the living personal representative, and the free step-by-step method to trace them.
Pre-probateHow to find pre-probate leads (deceased owner, no probate filed)
The death that hasn't reached the courthouse yet. Where the signal lives in recorder and appraiser records, what PropStream's Pre-Probate filter really gives you, and how to find the heir to call.
Coming soon
Where probate leads actually come from — and why most are 30 days old
The definitional explainer: the pipeline from courthouse filing to the list in your inbox, and where the weeks disappear.