Are there any paid services who will confirm *true* owners and their direct contact numbers if I provide a list of properties?
I have access to Lexis Nexis and other publicly available info.  It would just be worth my time if I could pay someone to do that research *reliably* complete with confirmed, direct lines to the owners of these properties.
[{"id": "czu0mx8", "text": "Services like CoStar does some of that.  Typically they would provide the legal owner (i.e. shell LLC/SPE) but you can click on \"true owner\" and they will provide the contact info if available.  They don't have it for all properties but in my experience they do it for most of them.", "replies": [{"id": "czu17l8", "text": "CoStar had about 25% of this list of properties in their database.  Getting an export of their database was my first step.", "replies": [{"id": "d03zct8", "text": "&gt; Lexis Nexis\n\nHow much are the fees on Co-star? Is it worth it ?", "replies": [{"id": "d03zxpv", "text": "I don't pay for Costar my firm does.  We use it for sale comps that's about it.  I'd give them a B- or so for that specific function.", "replies": [{"id": "d0411jz", "text": "What other choices are there. I am just starting to get into commercial and have no idea what i am doing. i mostly do residential", "replies": [{"id": "d0443nj", "text": "I dunno.  I work for a big firm.  I'd recommend learning who the players are in your local market and selling yourself to them.  Persistence in this industry is important.  Ask for informational meetings with key leadership types.  Call the top guy at the firm and ask for a meeting.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}, {"id": "d04w1bp", "text": "Costar fees vary. Your office should have a deal either them so see what those fees are. I know if I got Costar for the level of information. I need it would cost mee about $1500 a month. My office negotiated a deal with them for all their agents so my fees for Costar and Loopnet Premium are 500 total a month. I can give you other sites you can use bit costar and loopnet so far are the most widely used.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czu1pa4", "text": "Besides Costar, 2 things I see people do:\n\n1) ProspectNow. Enter the address and theyll spit out information as to who the owners are, whether a LLC or something else. You can call those numbers. In my expeerience, half the time it is the lawyer of the LLC or someone else and you still have to search for the true owner. I know some guys you make mid 6 figures and all they use is ProspectNow to find their clients.\n\n2) Virtual Assistants. Give them your list and tell them you want the true owners by any legal means necessary and you'll pay for that information. I know of one guy who does this and he makes seven figures. I don't know how long it took him to find the right assistants (he has 2 at the moment) or how he has them find the numbers but it works  for him.", "replies": [{"id": "czu29ut", "text": "Great alternatives.  I'll check out prospectnow.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "d03zj0f", "text": "could you give some pointers on were to look for virtual assistant ?", "replies": [{"id": "d04vwj7", "text": "Sorry, I don't personally use VA's so I wouldn't know. Costar and Prospect Now is all I really use and those are still way too incomplete with their level of information for me", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czufti6", "text": "Are you a new Millichap agent or something? Lexis nexis is an incredible tool once you learn to use it.", "replies": [{"id": "czuh2p9", "text": "It is very useful.  Honestly, I doubt I could pay someone for better information than is available there. It's just frustrating at times trying to decipher ownership and would much rather be reaching out to potential clients.", "replies": [{"id": "czve4kp", "text": "I agree...I no longer have access and I miss it. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czup063", "text": "Core Logic's RealQuest has \"true owner\" information. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]