I’m trying to shave minutes off the basic confirm - besides the mailbox name and a quick public records cross-check, what’s your fastest legit tell that someone actually lives there without camping the block, and is there a quicker route I’m missing?
County assessor check: if current-year homestead is active and the tax mailing equals the situs, I call it lived-in — under a minute. What state are you in — some counties even show the exemption update date, which is clutch for recency.
Fastest legit tell for me is a quick NCOA + DPV check: if there’s no recent move on file and the exact unit DPV-confirms (and it’s not CMRA), I treat it as current occupancy — 30–60s tops; @swan56 are you seeing better precision from NCOA or recent voter updates?
If you’re in a state with an online voter lookup, that’s my quickest above-board check — search the name + address and see if it’s active with a recent update date. What state are you in? It’s not perfect, but it’s a solid 20‑second pulse check.