Real Estate Heir Research Specialist / Probate & Curative Title Researcher

  • Full/Part-time availability (30 hours per week).
  • Must be willing to work on Central Standard Time.
  • Preferably work 6 hours a day, 5 days a week.
  • Flexibility to work Monday through Friday (U.S.A CST)
  • Willingness to work on Saturdays if needed.
Preference We are looking for someone with strong English skills who can understand and navigate Family Trees effectively. Experience with platforms such as [ ---------- ]( ---------- /) and [ ---------- ]( ---------- /) is required. A background in private investigation or similar research-intensive work is highly preferred. This role is ideal for someone detail-oriented, investigative, and driven to uncover critical information. Minimal calls will be required for this position, so it’s perfect for those who prefer research-focused tasks. Please DO NOT apply if you are new to this type of work—prior experience is required.

Role Overview

We are a real estate investment company seeking a detail-oriented Heir Research Specialist to help identify, verify, and document legal heirs for deceased property owners who did not go through probate and whose properties may have delinquent taxes.

This role supports our acquisition team by building family trees, locating heirs, researching public records, and organizing findings so we can determine who may have inherited a property and who needs to be contacted regarding a possible sale or title resolution.

This is a research-heavy role ideal for someone with experience in genealogy, probate research, skip tracing, title research, legal intake, real estate research, or investigative public-records work.

What You’ll Be Doing The main responsibility is to perform our Heir Research SOP for deceased-owner real estate leads.

You Will Be Given Property Records Where The record owner is deceased

No probate has been found

Property taxes are delinquent The property may still be titled in the deceased owner’s name

Your job is to research and identify the likely heirs.

Core Responsibilities

  • Verify Deceased Owner Information
Research And Confirm Full legal name of deceased owner

Date of death

Last known address

County of residence at death

Whether the deceased owner matches the property record

Whether there was a surviving spouse

Whether the property was homestead or investment property

Sources May Include County appraisal district records

County clerk records

Probate court records

Obituaries

Death records

Find A Grave

FamilySearch

Public records databases

Social media

Skip tracing tools

  • Search for Probate or Recorded Title Documents
Check Whether Any Of The Following Exist Probate case

Will

Letters Testamentary

Letters of Administration

Affidavit of Heirship

Small Estate Affidavit

Transfer-on-death deed

Lady Bird deed

Trust deed

Warranty deed after death

Quitclaim deed

Tax lawsuit

Tax foreclosure filing

You will document whether title appears unresolved or if someone already took action after death.
  • Build the Family Tree
Using Public Records And Genealogy Sources, Identify Spouse

Children

Deceased children

Grandchildren

Siblings, if applicable

Parents, if applicable

Other possible heirs

You should be able to create a simple family tree showing relationships.
  • Locate Contact Information for Heirs
For Each Likely Heir, Research Current mailing address

Phone numbers

Email addresses

Spouse name

Age or DOB estimate

Current city/state

Relationship to deceased owner

Confidence level

You will use skip tracing and public records to locate and verify heirs.
  • Document Findings Clearly
Each lead must be organized so the acquisitions team can understand the situation quickly. You Will Update a Tracking Sheet Or CRM With Property address

Deceased owner name

Date of death

Probate found? Yes/No

Recorded heirship document found? Yes/No

Tax delinquency status

Family tree summary

List of possible heirs

Contact information

Research notes

Confidence level

Recommended next step

Ideal Candidate The Ideal Candidate Is Highly detail-oriented

Comfortable researching public records

Good at connecting family relationships

Persistent when information is incomplete

Organized with spreadsheets and CRM systems

Able to distinguish verified facts from assumptions

Comfortable working with sensitive family/death-related information

Familiar with real estate, probate, genealogy, or title research

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