Off-Market Real Estate & Heir Property Researcher

Location: Remote (Targeting Philippines South Africa or LATAM)

Employment Type: Full-Time ICA

Schedule: U.S. Central Time (CST) / Eastern Time (EST) overlap required

Compensation:

• Depending on experience

• Plus per-property purchase bonuses based on deals closed from your research.

  Reports To: Founder / Managing Partner

Our client is a specialized US real estate investment firm focusing on off-market high-equity acquisition strategies. Rather than relying on broad direct-mail or cold-calling blasts they execute an extreme sniper approach to property prospecting.

Their core business model centers on finding complex heirship propertiesspecifically targeting vacant homes tax-delinquent real estate and estates where heirs have a disconnected interest in the asset. They purchase fractional interests from willing heirs locate co-heirs and resolve title/probate challenges to buy properties at a deep discount and unlock substantial equity.

They are looking for a sharp highly analytical Real Estate & Heir Property Researcher to work directly alongside the founder every day. This is an execution-heavy research-dense role for someone who thrives on digital detective work connecting loose ends auditing public records and identifying high-yield off-market opportunities.

The Off-Market Real Estate & Heir Property Researcher will serve as the engine of the firms acquisition strategy.

Approximately 85% of the role focuses on direct investigative research (probate searches title abstracting genealogy tracking valuation audits and county court portal lookups) with 15% focused on data logging sheet management and daily syncs with leadership.

The ideal candidate can take a raw property address a tax-delinquent lead or an estate notice and independently map out the propertys true value legal ownership structure chain of title and all surviving heirs.

This includes:

• Filtering tax-delinquent and vacant property lists against strict equity criteria ($150k as-is value)

• Auditing tax assessor valuations against actual market comps (Zillow Redfin PropStream)

• Investigating county clerk chancery court and circuit court portals across target states (specifically AR and TN)

• Conducting deep genealogy tracking (Ancestry FamilySearch public records) to build complete family trees

• Uncovering co-heirs missing relatives and partial-interest estate dynamics

• Maintaining clean spreadsheets and tracking records for active acquisition files

The successful candidate must possess high critical thinking skills a strong balance of independence and coachability and high attention to detail across repetitive deep-dive research tasks.

• Filter raw distress lists for target patterns including 2 years of tax delinquency vacant properties and deceased owner estates with strong underlying equity.

• Audit tax assessor valuationsrecognizing when assessor data is inaccurateand establish realistic market values using PropStream Zillow Redfin and recent local sales comps.

• Flag high-potential needle in a haystack properties for immediate founder review.

• Navigate county clerk chancery court and probate portals across target US states (specifically CourtConnect/ARCourts in Arkansas and Chancery Court dockets in Tennessee).

• Locate wills probate filings intestate estate records and land transfer records.

• Trace chains of title and examine deeds to identify clouds on title unrecorded transfers or fractional ownership structures.

• Perform digital skip-tracing and genealogy research using FamilySearch obituary archives and public record databases.

• Map out complete family trees for deceased owners to identify all legal heirs and surviving family members.

• Pinpoint situations with partial-interest dynamics (e.g. identifying a cooperative heir versus a non-responsive sibling).

• Sync daily with the founder to review lead batches adjust research parameters and pivot based on state-specific market dynamics.

• Maintain clean organized Google Sheets tracking property values heir contact paths and research status.

• Apply context clues and analytical judgment to ensure zero high-value leads slip through the cracks.

• 2 years of experience in US real estate research title abstracting probate research paralegal work or complex skip-tracing.

• Proven ability to navigate US county court databases GIS mapping portals and state court portals (specifically Arkansas and Tennessee portals).

• High proficiency with real estate databases (PropStream BatchData RealtyTrac) and genealogy/public record tools (Ancestry FamilySearch TruthFinder).

• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills for tracking complex family trees and property data.

• Full availability during US business hours (CST / EST).

• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.

• Court & State Portals: ARCourts / CourtConnect TN County Clerk & Chancery Court portals

• Real Estate Software: PropStream BatchData Zillow Redfin

• Genealogy & Skip-Tracing: FamilySearch TruthFinder BeenVerified

• Data & Ops: Google Workspace Google Sheets Slack

Candidates do not need experience with every specific state portal listed but must demonstrate strong software adaptability and digital detective research skills.

• Digital Detective Mindset: Curious analytical and relentless in following data trails.

• Critical Thinking: Uses context clues and common sense to evaluate property value and owner context.

• Balanced Autonomy: Independent enough to solve problems but coachable enough to ask clarifying questions.

• Meticulous Attention to Detail: Maintains data integrity and accuracy across large volumes of research.

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fluid entrepreneurial environment where market targets shift.

The ideal candidate is a analytical detail-driven researcher who loves solving complex puzzles. You arent just looking for basic data entry; you enjoy diving into public records tracking down missing details and uncovering hidden real estate value. You take pride in delivering pristine accurate data that directly enables successful real estate transactions.

This role directly drives the firms deal pipeline. By uncovering hidden equity and locating disconnected heirs that competitors overlook your research creates the exact acquisition opportunities that power company growth.