Property research reports for real estate investors. Liens, mortgages, taxes, and ownership — pulled from the public record, vetted to an investigative standard, and explained in plain English. Any U.S. county with online records.
Every Lien Hawk report is researched by a person, vetted by our in-house investigative team, verified against two sources where possible, and cited to recording numbers you can check yourself.
Who actually holds title, how it’s vested, the vesting deed, and the last arm’s-length sale.
Every open loan with recording numbers — including assignments, modifications, and the current beneficiary of record.
Tax, HOA, mechanic’s, and judgment liens against the property and the owner of record.
Current or delinquent taxes with amounts due, plus estimated market value and owner equity position.
Notices of default, trustee sale notices, lis pendens, state-court judgments, and a PACER bankruptcy check — a check the $90 report mills don’t include.
A one-page verdict — LOW / CAUTION / HIGH — plus copies of the key recorded documents attached.
Address or parcel number. Two minutes, secure Stripe checkout.
National property databases for instant context, then county recorder, assessor, treasurer, courts, and PACER — every finding cited to the record.
Report by email with a free 10-minute walkthrough call offered on every order.
Need to reach the owner, the heirs, or the people behind an LLC or trust? Performed in-house by our state-licensed investigator: verified contact information — phone, mailing address, and email where available. Add it to any report at checkout. Lawful, permissible purposes only.
Commercial parcels $225 · Update / recheck of a prior report $39
If we can’t research your county’s records to our standard, we’ll tell you before we start — and refund you in full.
Performed in-house by our state-licensed investigator. Lawful, permissible purposes only — facts cited to the record, never a legal opinion.
Cancel anytime, in plain words. No contracts, no tricks — if it stops earning its keep, stop paying for it.
A complete, anonymized Lien Hawk report on a real Phoenix property — 4 report pages plus redacted county exhibits. Includes a finding the data platforms got wrong: the feed said “tax delinquent,” the county record said paid in full.
Download the Sample Report (PDF) →I’ve used a lot of data and skip-tracing services, but The Lien Hawk has been on another level for me. Anytime I have a specific property or situation I need information on, they’re able to track down exactly what I need, with incredible accuracy and turnaround time. They’ve become my go-to resource, and I wouldn’t use anyone else.
JAKE BIRKHEAD
The Broker Reserve · Phoenix, AZ
I can’t recommend your services enough! Very thorough!!
SHARON NELSON
Palm Beach County, FL
Data platforms sell you 30,000 raw leads a month. We sell you a short list that’s actually true. County-scoped seller leads, each one investigatively verified against the actual county record before it reaches you.
Estates likely to sell — with heirs identified through licensed investigative work, not guessed by an algorithm.
Confirmed-vacant properties with a verified owner mailing address — no more postcards to empty houses.
Distressed owners with real equity, confirmed against county records — the listings that actually close.
Monthly county packs — pilot pricing. Leads include DNC flags; you’re responsible for compliant outreach.
Fill this out, then pay securely by card on Stripe’s checkout page. Research begins the moment payment clears.
The Snapshot is pulled from national property databases and reviewed by our licensed PI — it’s fast, cheap, and great for a first look, but it is not verified against the county record, and database feeds can lag recent filings. Full reports are verified directly at the county recorder, assessor, treasurer, courts, and PACER, cited to recording numbers, with document copies attached. Bidding real money? Get the verified report. And your $39 Snapshot is fully credited — just choose “Verified Upgrade — $60” on the order form.
No. A Lien Hawk report is public-records research — a fast, affordable picture of a property’s recorded condition. For a purchase you close through escrow, you should still get a title commitment and policy. Lien Hawk is what you use before that: at auction, before an offer, or when a full title package doesn’t make sense yet.
Yes — the Contact & Heir Locate add-on ($79) is performed in-house by our state-licensed investigator, for lawful, permissible purposes only. We locate verified phone numbers, mailing addresses, and emails for owners, heirs, and the people behind LLCs and trusts. We decline requests that appear intended for harassment or any unlawful use.
Any U.S. county whose records are available online — the large majority. If your county isn’t researchable to our standard, we tell you up front and refund in full.
The Instant Snapshot delivers within the business hour. Rush reports deliver by the next business day. Bidding on several properties? The Auction Day Pack covers three for $399.
The property address or parcel number. That’s it.
We verify key findings against two sources where possible and cite everything to the record so you can check it yourself. Our terms cap liability at the fee paid, and we carry professional liability insurance.
Lien Hawk LLC provides public-records research reports about real property. A report is not title insurance, not a title commitment or abstract, not a legal opinion, and not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney or a title insurance policy. Findings reflect only the sources identified in each report, as of the dates examined; records may be indexed late, misindexed, or unavailable online, and unrecorded interests, boundary or survey matters, and forged instruments cannot be detected by records research. Instant Snapshot products are compiled from national property databases and are not verified against county records; database feeds may lag recent filings. Contact-locate and heir-identification services are optional add-ons performed by or under the direction of a licensed private investigator, for lawful, permissible purposes only; we refuse requests that appear intended for harassment, stalking, or any unlawful use. Reports, snapshots, and locate results are not consumer reports under the FCRA and may not be used to evaluate any person for credit, insurance, employment, tenant screening, or housing. Lead lists are provided with do-not-call flags where available; purchasers are solely responsible for compliance with all outreach and solicitation laws, including TCPA, DNC, CAN-SPAM, and state foreclosure-solicitation rules. Fees are payable at order; if we determine a county’s records cannot be researched to our standard, we notify you and refund in full. Lien Hawk’s total liability arising from any report or service is capped at the fee paid. These terms are governed by Arizona law. The complete Terms of Service are provided with every order confirmation.