Expert guides, real stories, and practical tips about property research. Learn how to find property owners, verify addresses, research neighborhoods, and make smarter real estate decisions.
Last spring, I drove past a house that stopped me in my tracks. It wasn't for sale. But three months later, I owned it. Here's the exact process I used to track down the owner and make my dream home a reality.
Thirty years after moving away, I looked up my childhood home. What I found was a time capsule of memories, surprises, and stories I never knew. Here's what property records can tell you - if you know how to look.
When I bought my first house, I thought I did my research. I was wrong. Here's what I learned the hard way - and how you can avoid my expensive mistakes.
I was adopted at three days old. Thirty years later, armed with nothing but an old address, I used reverse address lookup to find the woman who gave me life. This is our story.
The apartment was perfect. The price was amazing. The landlord was eager. Too eager. Here's how a five-minute reverse address check saved me from a rental scam - and how you can protect yourself too.
My father was dying. His one wish was to see his Vietnam war buddy one more time. All we had was a 50-year-old address. Here's how backwards address search brought them together.
A package arrived at my door with no return name - just an address. My curiosity led me down a rabbit hole of reverse lookup that ended with discovering a cousin I never knew existed. Here's exactly how I did it.
After three break-ins on our street, I realized I didn't know a single neighbor. So I used property records to identify everyone on my block - and turned a crime spree into the foundation of a real community.
The house was perfect. The price was right. The inspection passed. But five minutes of neighbor research revealed something that would have made my life miserable - and saved me from the worst decision of my life.