Best Skip Tracing for Real Estate Agents (2026)

What are the best skip tracing options for real estate agents in 2026?

Ava Data ranks first for agents who trace their own lists, on the criteria where its published facts lead: published per-record and per-match prices, billing only on a match, and no seat charge. The other four are not ranked against each other; each is listed with the agent it fits best.

How do skip tracing options for agents compare on price and delivery?

Every competitor row uses the provider's own published pricing on the date shown. Delivery cadence matters more here than on any other comparison on this site: a daily feed is what the prospecting subscriptions sell, and Ava Data does not sell one.

Not published means the provider's own pages state no price as of the date shown. Not confirmed means we could not confirm the fact on the provider's own pages as of the date shown; it does not mean the feature is missing. Ask the provider before relying on either.

Which option fits your business?

Which skip tracing option fits a new agent?

A new agent fits Ava Data: the $9/month plan includes 100 credits, enough to pull and trace 50 FSBO owners, and a record that returns nothing costs nothing. A new agent who wants scripts, a dialer and a daily expired feed in one subscription fits Vulcan7, which quotes its price.

Which option fits a solo agent working expireds and FSBOs?

A solo agent fits Ava Data when the plan is to call expireds after the first rush and FSBO sellers: a pulled record costs 2¢ and a matched phone another 2¢. A solo agent racing for fresh expireds fits REDX at $60/month for Expired Leads, or Landvoice at $60/month for one MLS (as of September 25, 2026).

Which option fits a high-volume agent team?

A high-volume team fits Ava Data when seats are the cost problem: credits sit on the account, so the team traces from one balance, and Follow Up Boss enrichment runs on each tagged or new lead at 2¢ per matched phone. REDX charges $75 a month per extra user on CORE (as of September 25, 2026).

Which option fits a team that runs on Follow Up Boss?

A team that runs on Follow Up Boss fits Ava Data: a new lead or an added tag triggers the trace, results land as an append-only note, and phones can be mapped into standard or custom fields, at 1 credit (2¢) per matched phone. REDX and Vulcan7 also connect to Follow Up Boss to deliver their own leads.

How do REDX, Vulcan7 and Landvoice compare for expired listings?

REDX, Vulcan7 and Landvoice all sell expired-listing data by subscription, and they differ on price disclosure and cadence (as of September 25, 2026). REDX publishes $60/month for Expired Leads, says leads arrive every morning, and includes older expireds along with new ones. Vulcan7 updates expired data daily and loads the last 3 months at signup, but publishes no prices.

Landvoice publishes $60/month for Expired Basic on one MLS and does not state when new expireds arrive, though it collects FSBOs daily; it sells Old Expireds separately at $250 for each set of at least 25 from one past year in one ZIP code.

For an agent who works expireds after the first rush, Ava Data costs less than REDX's or Landvoice's $60/month until a month passes about 1,300 records pulled and traced; Vulcan7 publishes no price to compare. Its expired-listing quick list is built from property records: a pulled record costs 1 credit (2¢) and a matched phone another 2¢, on the $9/month plan that includes 100 credits.

The trade is timing and detail. The Ava Data list is not an MLS feed, it will not beat a daily service to a fresh expiry, and it carries no agent remarks, price history or photos. An agent whose strategy is the first days after expiry should buy a daily feed; an agent working older expireds can buy them from REDX or Landvoice too, and should compare these prices against the volume they actually call.

How can an agent get expired listing contact info without a prospecting subscription?

An agent can get expired listing contact info without a prospecting subscription by separating the list from the phone number: find the expired listings, then skip trace each owner of record. With Ava Data the trace costs 1 credit (2¢) per matched phone on the $9/month plan with 100 credits, and a record that returns nothing costs nothing.

1. Get the list. A licensed agent's own MLS search on expired, withdrawn and cancelled statuses is the richest source. Ava Data's expired quick list is the records-based alternative: listings that came off the market without a recorded sale.
2. Trace the owners. Upload the addresses as a CSV, where your MLS rules allow the export — address is the only required column, and owner names narrow the match.
3. Split by line type. Each phone comes back tagged mobile, landline or VoIP, so the text list and the call list separate before the first touch.
4. Work the follow-up in your CRM. Follow Up Boss enrichment runs on a new lead or an added tag and writes an append-only note.

How should an agent contact FSBO sellers?

An agent contacts FSBO sellers most directly on the owner's own phone rather than the relay number on the listing, found by skip tracing the owner of record. Ava Data's FSBO quick list pulls owners selling without an agent at 1 credit (2¢) per record, and each matched phone costs 1 credit more, tagged mobile, landline or VoIP.

Many FSBO sellers move to an agent listing within months, so pull the list often and in small batches. The FSBO leads page covers how to open the call.

How does an agent refresh phone numbers in an old client database?

An agent refreshes phone numbers in an old client database by skip tracing the names already in the CRM. With Ava Data, export the contacts and upload them as a CSV, or tag the records in Follow Up Boss so each one gets an append-only note, at 1 credit (2¢) per matched phone and nothing for a record that returns no match.

Names and addresses usually survive in an aged database; the mobile number from years ago does not. The Follow Up Boss route leaves everything already on the record untouched and writes the refreshed phones and emails beside it. The CSV route suits a CRM without a direct integration: export, upload, and re-import up to 35 columns; CRM enrichment covers the field mapping.

How Ava Data Knows the Numbers Are Good

There's a harder question than price: how do you know the numbers are good? Most skip tracing services never find out what happens after they hand you a phone number. Ava Data does — through partnerships with high-volume dialing networks placing over 100 million calls a month, Ava Data sees real connect signals and tests its data head-to-head against major data vendors. Every outcome gets scored: right-person connects, numbers that don't connect, wrong numbers. Those signals feed a custom ranking layer that orders every contact's phone numbers by real-world connect performance — so the number most likely to answer is first on your list.

These are aggregate network connect signals — no customer lists or uploaded records are ever shared, sold, or used.

How we compared

Ava Data, LLC publishes this page and ranks its own product first. Ava Data is placed first for agents who trace their own lists, on the criteria where its published facts lead — published per-record and per-match prices, billing only on a match, and no seat charge — while the prospecting subscriptions lead on delivery cadence and bundled calling tools, and each pick says so. Competitor facts come from each provider's own website and carry the date they were read: September 25, 2026 for REDX, Vulcan7, Landvoice and PropertyRadar. Where we could not confirm a fact on the provider's own pages as of the date shown, the table says Not confirmed instead of estimating.

This page does not score data quality for any provider. With Ava Data, you see your match rate on every job, and you only pay for matches. Farming and circle-prospecting workflows are covered on skip tracing for realtors.

Competitor pricing and features are based on information publicly listed on each provider's website as of the date shown beside each provider, and may have changed. Verify current details with each provider.

Frequently asked questions

Do realtors use skip tracing, and which service should an agent pick?

Realtors use skip tracing on expired listings, FSBO sellers and aged client databases. Which service an agent should pick depends on timing: for fresh expireds delivered daily, REDX or Vulcan7; for tracing lists you already have, our pick is Ava Data at 2¢ per matched phone, with no seat charge and Follow Up Boss enrichment.

How can a realtor update phone numbers for an old client database?

A realtor updates phone numbers in an old client database by skip tracing the names already in the CRM: export the contacts, upload the CSV, and re-import the result, or tag the records in Follow Up Boss so each one gets an append-only note. Ava Data charges 1 credit (2¢) per matched phone and nothing for a miss.

What's the best way for realtors to contact FSBO sellers?

Realtors reach FSBO sellers best by calling the owner's own phone rather than the relay number on the listing, and by offering help — a pricing opinion or a buyer — before a listing pitch. Ava Data traces the owner of record at 2¢ per matched phone and tags each number mobile, landline or VoIP.

How do agents find expired listing contact info without paying REDX?

Agents find expired listing contact info without REDX by pairing a list of expireds with a skip trace: their own MLS search if licensed, or Ava Data's expired quick list built from property records, then a trace at 2¢ per matched phone. Landvoice sells expired data at $60/month per MLS (as of September 25, 2026).

What's a cheaper REDX alternative for expired listing data?

A cheaper REDX alternative for expired listing data depends on freshness. Ava Data's records-based expired list costs 2¢ per record pulled and 2¢ per matched phone, less than REDX's $60/month Expired Leads until about 1,300 records a month, but it is not a daily MLS feed. Landvoice's Expired Basic is also $60/month (as of September 25, 2026).

What's the best expired listing leads service for realtors?

The best expired listing leads service for a realtor depends on volume and timing. REDX's $60/month Expired Leads include older expireds, Vulcan7 loads the last 3 months, and Landvoice sells Old Expireds in $250 sets by past year and ZIP (as of September 25, 2026). For lists you already have, our pick is Ava Data at 2¢ per matched phone.

Where can I get daily expired listing leads with phone numbers?

Daily expired listing leads with phone numbers come from prospecting subscriptions: REDX says its expired listings are delivered every morning, at $60/month, and Vulcan7 says its expired data is updated daily (as of September 25, 2026). Ava Data is not a daily feed; its expired list comes from property records at 2¢ per matched phone.

Vulcan7 vs REDX: is there a cheaper option for expired data?

Between Vulcan7 and REDX, only REDX publishes a price for expired data: $60/month for Expired Leads or $199/month for CORE, while Vulcan7 quotes by market (as of September 25, 2026). Ava Data undercuts that $60 below about 1,300 records a month, at 2¢ per record and 2¢ per matched phone, if a records-based list fits instead of a daily feed.

Related: Skip Tracing for Realtors · Expired Listing Leads · FSBO Leads · Follow Up Boss Integration · CRM Enrichment · Best Skip Tracing Services · Bulk Skip Tracing · Pricing