Skip Tracing 101

A plain introduction to how professional locators turn a dead file into a current address. ## What Skip Tracing Actually Is Skip tracing is the practice of finding a person or asset that is no longer where the file says it should be. It is not surveillance-heavy detective work. It is systematic verification: build a timeline of addresses, phones, employers, relatives, and vehicles, then test which data points are current. Good tracing work is disciplined about permissible purpose and record keeping. Every source is used for a legitimate business reason tied to the account, every contact attempt is logged, and every confirmed lead is passed to the field with the evidence behind it. Nearly every located account comes back to one of these. ## The Four Building Blocks Confirming you have the right person Current, prior, and secondary residences Relatives, co-signers, and employers ## How a Skip File Moves Where the collateral is actually parked Existing account information is validated and stale entries are flagged. New addresses and associates are researched and ranked by likelihood. An agent confirms the unit on site before any recovery attempt is made. **Key Points:** - Address history and forwarding trails - Phone and contact verification - Permissible-purpose research only - Vehicle and plate confirmation **Topics Covered:** - Identity - Address - Network - Asset - Scrub the Data - Develop Leads - Verify in the Field ## About PRG Asset Recovery & Holdings LLC **Company:** PRG Asset Recovery & Holdings LLC **Phone:** (210) 745-0964 **Email:** repos@theprg.org **Service Area:** San Antonio, Austin, and throughout Texas **Licensing:** Texas licensed, bonded, and insured recovery agency **Website:** https://prgassetrecovery.com/skip-tracing-101