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8020IQ

Predictive Intelligence

8020IQ
Skip Trace

Reach the Decision-Maker. Not Just Anyone.

Every skip-trace vendor advertises a 98% hit rate. That number is misleading. A hit is anything coming back — a relative's name, an old address, one disconnected number. We measure differently: by decision-maker found.

~91%decision-maker hit rate
$0.10per hit (existing clients)
2 to 4 hrsturnaround, business hours
Decision-Maker First

Three steps. One owner. Every channel.

We run a premium-first trace — starting with the industry's highest-accuracy data source — then apply a decision-maker filter before anything reaches your export. Agents, influencers, and unknowns are stripped out. What you get is a shorter list of people who can actually say yes.

When depth matters, an optional waterfall layers additional premium sources to recover decision-makers the first pass missed.

Premium-First Trace, industry’s highest-accuracy database, not a commodity source
Decision-Maker Filter, agents and unknowns stripped before export
Optional Waterfall, additional premium sources for maximum depth
Pay only when a decision-maker is found
SKIP TRACE RESULTS, DORAL, FL, DISTRESSED LIST
847
Records
91.2%
DM Hit Rate
78.4%
Email Match
8.8%
Miss Rate
Marcus T.
8340 NW 53rd St, Doral, FL 33178
Decision Maker
(305) 555-0182
(786) 555-0193
mt****@gmail.com
8340 NW 53rd St, Doral FL 33178
Sandra V.
10225 NW 46th Terr, Doral, FL 33178
Decision Maker
(786) 555-0247
(305) 555-0251
sv****@yahoo.com
1420 Brickell Ave, Miami FL 33131
Carlos R.
5010 NW 112th Ave, Doral, FL 33178
Decision Maker
(305) 555-0318
cr****@outlook.com
5010 NW 112th Ave, Doral FL 33178
What You Get Per Hit

Everything you need to reach them.

Up to 5 Phone Numbers

Each number ranked with line type and DNC status (positions 1 to 5). Up to 3 relatives with 3 numbers each also returned. Litigator-scrubbed automatically; DNC flagging available on request.

Up to 5 Email Addresses

Email data returned on 70 to 80% of contacts. Delivered with status so you know which to prioritize for drip sequences and cold outreach.

Golden Address

The most-recent skip-traced mailing address. Critical for absentee owners who no longer live at the subject property. Used for direct mail targeting.

Flags + Optional Waterfall

Bankruptcy and deceased flags on every record. Optional waterfall to additional premium sources recovers decision-makers the first pass missed, maximizing depth on high-stakes distressed lists.

200-record minimum per ticket
$0.10/hit (existing clients) · $0.14/hit (non-users)
Pay only when a decision-maker is found
The Industry Myth

“98% hit rate” doesn't mean 98% of owners are reachable.

A hit is anything coming back — a relative's name from five years ago, an old landline, a disconnected number associated with a forwarding address. Every vendor counts those as hits. That's how they get to 98%.

We ran 6,266 records against three industry sources — including the database most commonly used for basic-tier skip tracing. The difference in decision-makers reached was not marginal.

Basic-Tier
Generic skip-trace databases

Same data sold to every vendor. Inflated 98% headline hit rates that include relatives, old addresses, and disconnected numbers. Real decision-maker reach falls off fast.

Premium
8020IQ Skip Trace

Premium-tier database. Decision-maker filter strips agents and unknowns before export. ~91 to 92% DM hit rate. Built for distressed lists: pre-foreclosure, probate, tax delinquent, and bankruptcy.

We Ran the Test

6,266 records. Three databases. One winner.

We tested our premium source against three industry databases on the same list. Here's what the numbers actually say about who gets reached — not just what gets returned.

6,266

Records tested across three industry sources

51%

More decision-makers found vs. basic-tier alternative

8.8%

Our miss rate vs. 35.3% for the basic-tier source

30%

Of records: only ours returned a decision-maker

~16% of records yield no decision-maker from any source. We're honest about that. A 91% DM hit rate is not 100% — and anyone claiming otherwise is counting differently than we are.

FAQ

Common Questions

Yes. Skip Trace is a paid add-on, not bundled with any data subscription. Premium data sourcing and per-record processing costs make a "bundled" model economically unsustainable without cutting corners on accuracy. We charge for it precisely because we don’t cut those corners.

Across a 6,266-record internal test against three industry sources, including the database most commonly used for basic-tier skip tracing, our premium partner found 51% more decision-makers and produced an 8.8% miss rate vs 35.3% for the basic tier. On 30% of records, ours was the only source that returned a decision-maker at all.

Our sourcing is a core part of what we deliver. We’ve tested across the industry’s major providers and curated a stack that consistently outperforms on decision-maker hit rates, not just raw match rates. Disclosing our sources would reduce that differentiation to a commodity.

2 to 4 hours during business hours (9 AM to 5:30 PM ET). Submit in the morning, have results by midday.

Yes. Refresh tickets only re-trace records that have passed their freshness window, so you’re not paying to re-run records that were just traced last month. Distressed-list owners change phones 3 to 4× more often than standard homeowners. We recommend refreshing every 90 days for pre-foreclosure, probate, and tax delinquent lists.

Get Started

Test It on 200 Records. See the Difference.

Submit a distressed-list ticket and have results within 2–4 hours. 200-record minimum. No subscription required to get started.

Submit a Skip Trace Ticket$0.10/hit for existing clients · $0.14/hit for non-users