Reverse Address Lookups

A reverse address lookup can be handy when you need to know the name of the person or business at a specific address. The following examples show some of the ways people use reverse address lookups; you may find many other ways to take advantage of this handy tool.

Contact Potential Clients

Sally is new to the real estate business. She sometimes sees a home with a "For Sale by Owner" sign. When she does, she jots down the address. Sally can look up an address and send a personal note to the owner, offering her services. Since a reverse address lookup gives the first and last names of adult residents, she can personalize her note. So far, she has gained several new clients using reverse address lookups.

Verify Legitimacy

Mark wanted to check on the company offering a product on the Internet. He ran a reverse lookup on the address given and found no such company at the address. Suspicious, he used the link to obtain a report on the resident and found several indictments for fraud. The small amount he spent to obtain this added information saved him hundreds of dollars.

Aid Your Research Endeavors

Clara is researching her family history. She wants to include a photo of her grandparents' home, but another family lives there now. She used a reverse address lookup to obtain their name and phone number. When she called to ask permission to photograph the exterior, the young couple invited her to stop in. She was thrilled to see that they had restored the old Victorian interior, so that it looked much as she remembered it.

Maintain Contact

Sam is trying to collect a debt from Jonathan. Jonathan's phone is not in service, and his mail is returned with no forwarding address. But Sam suspects Jonathan is still living in the same house. He used a reverse address lookup and found a woman's name listed. For a small fee, he checked her marriage record. She was John's wife, using her maiden name.

For added fees, reverse address lookup sites offer information such as: state and national criminal records, tax liens and other civil judgments, records of marriages and divorces, the owner or record and value of the property, even the neighbors and associates of the resident.

Performing a reverse address lookups is simple. All that is needed is to enter the street address, city and state or zip code, and quick as a wink, you'll have your answer.