1. Confirm the owner of record
Start with the county, not a phone directory. The assessor or recorder record names the owner and a mailing address. The mailing address is where the tax roll sends the owner’s mail. It may not be where the owner lives. See how to find a property owner by address. For land with no street address, start from the parcel in find a vacant land owner by parcel number.
2. Person or company
If the owner line is an LLC or another company, the phone number you want belongs to a person connected to that company. Look up the state filing first. How to find who owns an LLC links the state sites. A person on the filing is a contact the company listed, not proof of ownership. Free skip tracing covers the Delaware and Texas filing pages: they name the entity and the filing contacts, and they do not display a personal phone number for an individual owner.
3. Skip trace the owner name
Search the owner name with the property address and the mailing address. A search at one address can return several people. Choose the person whose name matches the owner, and note when more than one person does. See what a skip trace match proves and what is in a skip trace report.
From the live Locate Next site: “Upload your list, see the maximum cost first, and export only the people you choose.”
4. Check the number before calling
If a call is a telephone solicitation, 47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1) bars it before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. local time at the called party’s location. Section 64.1200(c)(2) prohibits a telephone solicitation to a residential number on the national do-not-call registry, and then sets conditions for a liability safe harbor. Keep your own do-not-call list as well. This guide does not decide whether a call to a property owner is a telephone solicitation. Read DNC scrubbing and the skip tracing laws guide before you dial. A status does not decide what contact is allowed.
5. What this page does not cover
This is research that starts from a property and the owner of record. It is not a reverse lookup that starts from a phone number, and it is not a background check. See skip trace vs background check.
Common questions
Do county records list a property owner’s phone number?
Assessor and recorder records name the owner and a mailing address. The Delaware and Texas filing pages linked here do not list a personal phone for an individual owner. A county page can differ, so read the record for that property.
Where do I start when I need an owner’s phone number?
Confirm the owner of record, then skip trace that name with the property address and choose the person whose name matches.
What if several people come back for one address?
Pick the person whose name matches the owner of record. If more than one does, compare addresses before choosing.
Can I call the number once I have it?
Read the Do Not Call rules, the calling hours for a telephone solicitation, your own do-not-call list and state rules first. This page does not decide whether your call is a telephone solicitation. A status does not decide what contact is allowed.
Sources
- 47 CFR 64.1200, FCC telemarketing and do-not-call rules. Read October 22, 2026.
- FTC, Q&A for telemarketers and sellers about the Do Not Call provisions of the TSR. Read October 22, 2026.
This page is general information, not legal advice.