Frequently Asked Questions

USLeadList starts by matching death records to property ownership instead of waiting for a probate case. The resulting county file is normally available about five weeks after death and is delivered to no more than three subscribers per lead. It is inherited-property prospecting data, not a courthouse list.

The next data release is Thursday, November 5, 2026. New lists normally come out on the 5th of each month. If the 5th falls on a weekend, we release the list on the Friday before. Subscribers are charged and receive their list automatically on that release date.

It is a county file built by matching death records to property records. We use pre-probate to describe a process that does not wait for a court filing. Some records may later appear in probate and others may transfer without an ordinary probate case. It is not a guarantee that every record arrives before every filing.

The file includes the property address, mailing address, property characteristics, valuation fields, and information associated with the deceased owner. Optional skip tracing can add available phone, email, spouse, and relative contacts. Those contacts are not represented as court-appointed executors or verified heirs.

No. A traditional probate lead comes from a filed court case. USLeadList starts with death and property records without waiting for that case. Real estate may also transfer through survivorship ownership, a trust, a transfer-on-death deed where permitted, or another state procedure. USLeadList contains no executor names, case numbers, filing dates, attorneys of record, or court documents.

A combination of private and public databases. The input data is combined and run through our proprietary process to produce the final, deduplicated list each month.

A new nationwide file is generated every month. Records are typically available about five weeks after death, although timing varies by source and record.

The price reflects matching death and property records, preparing the property fields, deduplicating the results, and limiting each lead to three subscribers. Compare the price with the time and tools required to retrieve court cases, match each name to a parcel, clean the file, and maintain that process every month.

Subscriptions have initial 3, 6, or 12 month minimum terms, then continue month to month at that term's rate until cancelled. A one time list at the standard rate is also available.

Larger counties have more leads, smaller counties have fewer. Pricing follows. Average is around $1.80/lead. We hold quotes for 30 days while you decide.

Direct mail is a common starting point because it gives the recipient control over whether and when to respond. Keep the message about the property, avoid assumptions about the family, and make it easy to decline further contact. Test the letter, list segment, postage, and follow-up separately so you know what actually produces a response. Direct-mail support is available through our sister company, YellowLetter.

Quarterly. Remove returned mail and angry callers from subsequent campaigns. Consistency over time beats one-shot blasts.

There is no responsible universal response-rate promise. Results depend on the county, property filters, contact quality, message, channel, follow-up, offer, and how responses are counted. Track delivered pieces, responses, qualified conversations, appointments, contracts, and purchases as separate stages in your own campaign.