BatchSkipTracing Alternative: Skip Trace Without Per-Record Fees
BatchSkipTracing was one of the best-known bulk skip tracing services in real estate investing, and the site now redirects to BatchData. The model is the same: upload a list of property addresses or owner names, pay per match or by subscription, and get back phone numbers and email addresses. BatchData is built for large volumes and API use.
The per-record model works well for acquisition marketing — when you're skip tracing thousands of absentee owners for a direct mail campaign, you want exact cost control per name. But for disposition — finding and contacting buyers for your wholesale deals — the per-record model adds unnecessary cost to something that should be part of the workflow.
Deal Run (our product) builds skip tracing into its Find Buyers step. Search for investors near your deal, pick the ones you want, and their contact information comes back in the app. No CSV uploads. Skip tracing is free on your disposition deals: one for the life of the account on Analyze ($29/mo, up to 100 buyers) and 15 a month on Analyze + Sell ($99/mo, 100 buyers per deal). More buyers on a deal are $20 per extra 100.
How BatchSkipTracing works
The typical BatchSkipTracing workflow involves several manual steps:
- Pull a list of addresses or names from another tool (PropStream, county records, etc.)
- Format the list as a CSV with the correct column headers
- Upload the CSV to BatchSkipTracing
- Pay per match or by subscription (BatchData plans start at $2,000/mo; the pay-per-match price isn’t published, checked October 29, 2026)
- Wait for processing (minutes to hours depending on batch size)
- Download results as a new CSV
- Import results into your CRM or outreach tool
Each step works, but the cumulative friction is significant. You're moving data between multiple platforms, paying for each step, and managing CSV files throughout. For acquisition campaigns with thousands of records, this process is acceptable because the per-record economics work at scale. For disposition, where you're tracing dozens to a few hundred investors per deal, the overhead is disproportionate.
Feature comparison
| Feature | BatchSkipTracing / BatchData (checked Oct 29, 2026) | Deal Run |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Plans from $2,000/mo; pay-per-match price not published | Included on deals with buyers ($29 or $99/mo plans); $20 per extra 100 buyers |
| Skip tracing | Core feature — high quality | Included on disposition deals |
| Workflow | Upload CSV → process → download | Automatic with investor search |
| Find who to trace | Not included — bring your own list | Built-in investor search |
| Contact after tracing | Not built-in — export to another tool | Email blast from your own Gmail (Analyze + Sell); text blasts from your own number |
| Results caching | Re-trace billed separately per vendor policy | Cached — free on repeat |
| DNC/TCPA screening | DNC verification + litigator scrub on all plans | Built-in compliance badges |
| Bulk batch (1000+) | Designed for it (batch from the $5,000/mo plan) | 100 buyers per deal |
| Deal analysis | Not currently advertised | Comps, ARV, AI repair estimate, max offer |
| Deal marketing pages | Not currently advertised | Deal page with photos, numbers and offer form |
The caching advantage
One significant difference between standalone skip tracing and Deal Run's bundled approach is result caching. With a per-match service, if you trace the same investor on two different deals, you usually pay twice. With Deal Run, skip trace results are cached in your account. If an investor appears in multiple searches across different deals (which happens frequently with active buyers), you get their information instantly at no additional cost.
In active markets, the same 20-30 investors tend to appear on every search within a given area. After your first few deals, a significant portion of your results are already cached, making subsequent searches faster and cheaper in aggregate.
When BatchSkipTracing makes sense
BatchData is the right tool when you need to process large, pre-built lists for acquisition marketing or feed traces into your own software by API. Its published plans start at $2,000/mo for up to 100,000 traces, so it suits high-volume operators; for a few thousand absentee owners, compare its pay-per-match quote with the per-contact services in our skip trace services guide.
It's also the right choice if you already have a well-established lead management workflow with other tools and just need the skip tracing step handled reliably.
When bundled skip tracing is better
For disposition workflows — finding buyers for deals you've already contracted — Deal Run's step-by-step workflow eliminates the CSV gymnastics entirely. You search for investors near your deal, the platform identifies and ranks them, skip traces the results, and gives you their contact information ready for the Blast step: an email blast from your own Gmail on Analyze + Sell. Text blasts go out from your own number. Deal Run doesn’t run a dialer or build seller lead lists, and its buyer list is a mini CRM, not a full CRM. Deal Run is made by Deal Run LLC in Houston, Texas (company facts).
The bottom line
BatchSkipTracing is a strong bulk skip tracing service for acquisition-focused workflows. If you need to process thousands of records from pre-built lists, it does that well. But if your skip tracing need is tied to finding and contacting buyers for wholesale deals, Deal Run's bundled approach removes CSV file management and tool-switching: skip tracing is included on your disposition deals, on Analyze ($29/mo) or Analyze + Sell ($99/mo).
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