What Is Propwire, and Is It Worth It for Real Estate Investors in 2026?

Key Takeaways

• Propwire is a free US property database for investors, wholesalers and agents, run by Propwire LLC, and it earns its money on add-ons such as skip tracing.
• Propwire's Google Play listing describes a searchable database of 157 million properties with ownership records, mortgage and transaction history, sold comps, lead alerts and CRM exports.
• Propwire skip tracing costs $0.10 per trace per RentalRealEstate, so 5,000 successful traces cost $500; reviewers disagree on the Gold membership price ($97 a month per Real Estate Skills, $119 a month per REsimpli).
• Propwire is most worth it for a new wholesaler with one target county, as a research tab for a landlord, and as a cross-check for teams tracing thousands of owners.
• Test Propwire on 20 properties you know against your assessor's and recorder's records before relying on it; Crushing REI reports user frustration over outdated property information.
• Goliath Data publishes this guide and is one of the alternatives named; Goliath plans start at $1,499 a month with no free trial.

Goliath Data publishes this guide, and Goliath is one of the services named below. Prices for Goliath, PropStream and REsimpli were checked on their own sites on November 5, 2026. What we say about Propwire comes from its Google Play listing and the reviews named in each section, read that day, and can change.

What is Propwire? It is a free US property database for investors, wholesalers and agents, run by a company called Propwire LLC, that makes its money on add-ons such as skip tracing. Propwire is legit, and for most investors it is worth trying because the core costs nothing. Whether it is enough on its own is a separate question.

If you typed "propewire" into a search bar, you are in the right place. Same product, one extra letter.

How does Propwire compare with Goliath, PropStream and REsimpli?

What is Propwire, exactly?

Propwire's Google Play listing describes a searchable database of 157 million properties, on and off market. You get images, ownership records, mortgage and transaction history, sold comps, lead alerts by SMS or email, and exports you can load into your own CRM or marketing tool.

Crushing REI, Real Estate Skills and RentalRealEstate all date the company to 2022.

Propwire covers the first two steps of a deal: find the house, find out who owns it. Reviewers also describe newer outreach pieces. Real Estate Skills lists texting, ringless voicemail and a pipeline board, and REsimpli's review, written by a competitor, calls those same pieces basic.

Is Propwire legit?

Yes, on the evidence we could read. It is a real product with a named company behind it, not a scraped list with a checkout page.

Here is what that rests on:

• Google Play names the developer as Propwire LLC and gives a support address at propwire.com
• The Android app shows 5K+ downloads and 3.8 stars from 23 reviews, a small sample, so do not lean on it much
• Several unrelated review sites describe the same free model, the same 157 million figure and the same paid skip tracing

"Legit" and "accurate on every record" are different claims, though. Crushing REI mentions user frustration over outdated property information and tells readers to verify before relying on it. That is fair advice for any data vendor, including us.

No credit card is needed to sign up, per Real Estate Skills. So the downside of checking it out is mostly an email address.

Who owns Propwire?

The short version: no source we read shows an ownership record, and reviewers name the founders slightly differently.

RentalRealEstate says Propwire is privately held, has not disclosed its ownership, and was co-founded by Jerry Norton and Tyler Clark. REsimpli names Jerry Norton as founder, describing him as a long-time wholesaler and flipper. PropertyLeads, in an older review, pairs Norton with Freddie Gibbs.

So Norton is the common thread, the second name varies, and none of these is an ownership record. Google Play's "Propwire LLC" is the one company name we could confirm. If ownership matters for a contract you are signing, ask Propwire directly, or look up the LLC with the secretary of state where it is registered.

What does Propwire cost?

Propwire's search and download layer is free. Its skip tracing is not. RentalRealEstate lists it at $0.10 per trace, paid from a wallet you top up. REsimpli says you are charged per successful trace.

Reviewers also describe a Gold membership, and they disagree on price: $97 a month per Real Estate Skills, $119 a month per REsimpli. Our Propwire pricing guide goes through the plan details and how the numbers add up.

Is Propwire worth it? Three quick cases

Because Propwire's core is free, the honest test is your time, not your money.

A new wholesaler with one target county. Very likely worth it. You can learn list building, pull comps and practice reading ownership history before spending anything.

A landlord buying a house or two a year. Worth it as a research tab. Your county assessor and recorder are free too, but one search box across ownership, mortgage and sale history saves clicking around.

A team tracing thousands of owners a month. Worth keeping as a cross-check, but do the math. At $0.10 a hit, 5,000 successful traces is $500 before you have made a call, and you still need somewhere to work those conversations.

Nobody's software closes the deal for them. A database gets you an address and a name, and the outcome still depends on your offer and how consistently you follow up.

That is also the fair way to read any return-on-investment claim. Results depend on your market, your list and your follow-up, so we will not put a deals-per-year number on it, and you should be wary of anyone who does.

How do you test Propwire's data before relying on it?

An afternoon of checking beats any review, including this one.

1. Pick 20 properties in your county that you know something about, ideally a few recent sales and a few pre-foreclosure filings.
2. Compare owner name, last sale date and mortgage details against your assessor's and recorder's own records.
3. Note how many match, and how stale the misses are.
4. Export the list and confirm the file loads cleanly into whatever you use to track sellers.
5. Skip trace ten owners, then call or check them within your compliance process and count real connections.

If the record match rate is high and the phone numbers connect, you have a useful free tool. If not, you learned that for about a dollar.

What are the alternatives if you outgrow Propwire?

Listed by how much of the job each one covers:

Goliath. Signals such as pre-foreclosure, probate, tax delinquency, equity and tenure, absentee ownership, and expired or withdrawn listings, with the source kept on each record. Hourly updates apply to property and distress records, and refresh timing varies by source and market. Skip tracing, with published figures of 99% match and 85% accuracy and no charge for misses, sits beside a built-in CRM, dialer, texting and David, the AI voice agent. Plans start at $1,499 a month, there is no free trial, and it is a premium purchase meant for teams.

PropStream. A deep data tool with 165+ filters and 20 lead lists, plus built-in calling through its Connect bundle. Plans start at $99 a month, with a 7-day trial. It is a sensible step up when per-trace fees start to sting.

REsimpli. A CRM-first system with a phone system built in, at $249 a month billed yearly on its Solo plan with a 14-day free trial. It suits investors whose problem is follow-up rather than finding lists.

For more options, see Propwire alternatives for wholesalers and Propwire vs PropStream.

What rules apply to calling Propwire phone numbers?

Owner data is the easy part. Using it is where the rules live. Ask your lawyer whether an offer to buy a house counts as telemarketing, treat your calls and texts as covered in the meantime, and start with the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule guide. This is not legal advice.