Skip Tracing 101

by Debbie Faulkner
Delivered 7/7/2006 at the
Tampa Bay Computer Society

Searching for People:

bullethttp://www.zabasearch.com/
bullethttps://www.intelius.com/
bullethttp://www.ussearch.com/consumer/
bullethttp://www.privateeye.com/
  1. Use one of the search engines above to find cities your target may live in.
    Note: It’s helpful to indicate target’s approximate age.
  2. Select the city you believe target may live in.
  3. You need to know what COUNTY the city is in.
    search example:  clearwater florida county
  4. Next search for the County Property Appraiser's website
    search example:  pinellas county property appraiser
  5. Go to the property appraiser’s website and click on the online record search.
    Note: Not all counties have their records available online.
  6. After searching target’s name (or spouse’s name if known),
    a list of properties with addresses will be displayed.

If the above method doesn’t work, try the following websites using the city/state info you found in step #1 above.

bulletwww.whitepages.com
bulletwww.superpages.com

If you’ve forgotten someone’s birthday, but know their city of residence or their age,
you may be able to find it here: http://www.birthdatabase.com/query.php

Pinellas County Search Links:

Public Records main page: http://pubtitlet.co.pinellas.fl.us
(includes Civil, Criminal, Traffic, Official Records, links)

Property Database: http://pao.co.pinellas.fl.us

 

Hillsborough County Search Links:

Public Records Main Page: http://www.hillsclerk.com
(then click on Online Records Search on bottom right)

Property Database: http://www.hcpafl.org/www/search/index.shtml

Useful Informational Page about the Official Records Public Search:
http://tinyurl.com/lmfq5

 

Other Florida Links:

Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators: http://tinyurl.com/llzn6
 

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