About the Role
We don't just find properties. We find people. When a property owner dies without a will, the title gets stuck. Heirs don't know they own anything. County records go cold. That's where you come in.
As a Genealogist on our curative title team, you will trace family lineages, reconstruct family trees, and identify the legal heirs who need to sign before a property can transfer. Your research is the foundation everything else is built on — no heirship determination, no deal. You'll work alongside our title examiners, abstractors, acquisitions team, and curative title attorney to resolve title defects on real estate properties across multiple states.
Our founder is a licensed Private Investigator, which means you'll have access to skip tracing tools and research methods that go well beyond standard genealogy platforms.
Responsibilities
- Research and reconstruct family trees for deceased property owners to identify all legal heirs
- Locate missing or unknown heirs using public records, vital statistics, obituaries, and genealogical databases
- Analyze probate records, death certificates, marriage records, and court filings to verify heir relationships and determine intestate succession
- Document findings in clear, professional heirship reports with supporting evidence that our title attorney and acquisitions team rely on to move deals forward
- Collaborate with title abstractors, title examiners, and the acquisitions team to prioritize research based on active deals
- Maintain organized case files and track research progress across multiple concurrent cases in different states and jurisdictions
- Utilize online genealogy platforms (Ancestry, FamilySearch, newspapers.com, etc.) and county clerk portals
- Leverage PI-grade skip tracing tools to locate heirs when standard research methods come up short
Qualifications – Must Haves
- 3+ years of genealogical research experience, preferably in a legal, title, or real estate context
- Familiarity with probate processes, heirship determination, and intestate succession laws
- Proficiency with genealogical databases and public records research tools
- Strong attention to detail and ability to document research trails thoroughly
- Excellent written communication skills for producing clear heirship reports
- Ability to manage multiple research cases simultaneously and meet deadlines — you'll often have a dozen or more open cases at once
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills suited to a remote work environment
Preferred (Nice to Have)
- Experience with Texas heirship or curative title work
- Background in heir search for real estate investors or title companies
- Knowledge of county clerk systems across multiple states
- Skip tracing experience or familiarity with investigative research tools
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
Compensation
Hourly and bonuses. Depending on experience. Steady caseload with a growing pipeline.
