How to Find Out Who Lives at a Certain Address
Wondering how to find out who lives at a certain address? No matter the reason, from time to time it becomes important to know “who lives next door”, or find out who lives in a specific house or apartment.
The good news is, you may not have to spend a dime for this information. Follow these steps to find out what you need to know:
- Reverse address search — This is a link to the WhitePages.com reverse address search. This should be your first step when trying to find out who lives at a specific address. Unfortunately, it won’t always give you up to date or accurate information. Go ahead and test this reverse address search engine by putting in your own address. If you’re like me, you’re wondering who the hell all these people are, and why none of them are you. Most likely, this system just looks through old address records found in phone books or something and mashes them together in a huge list. But, as a first step, a reverse address search is a good tool. Other sources for reverse address lookups — ReverseAddress.com, PhoneNumber.com, and 411.com.
- As soon as you’ve exhausted the simple (and free) reverse address lookup, you’re going to have to either do some foot work or put down a little bit of money to get the info you need. Your next step should be to look at property assessor records. If you’re lucky, the county in which you’re looking for these records has them available online. Do a simple Google search for the terms “Jefferson County property assessor records”, inserting the specific county you’re looking for in place of “Jefferson”. These searches are almost always free, but may give you the name of the person who OWNS the property as opposed to the person currently living there. If it is a rental property or a home owned by the bank, you may still not find the information you need. If your county’s records are not online, you’ll have to go to the county seat and make a formal request for the information.
- If property assessor records don’t fulfill your needs, you may have to start taking drastic steps. Online services like PeopleFinder.com allow you to search using all sorts of filters, including address lookups, for as little as $20 and up. You can also use this service to find out marriage and divorce records, or even criminal history.
- If you don’t want to pay an online service, you’ll have to avail yourself of the services of a private investigator. That’s right — a gumshoe, a dick, a “private eye”. Yes, these people really do exist, though their jobs may not be as glamorous as they are shown in the movies. Search your local yellow pages for private investigator services, or look here for a massive index of “gumshoe” services in your area.
You may not have to pay money to find out who lives at a certain address. It may be as easy as running a free online search. Depending on how important the information is to you, you may be looking at spending hundreds of dollars on “private eye” services, but you should start with a simple reverse address search.
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