Depends on the format. I found a company that took those public property records and made them searchable online on 1 website. There's a huge difference betwe

Depends on the format. I found a company that took those public property records and made them searchable online on 1 website. There's a huge difference between finding a phone book in the right area and manually searching by name (you need to have a rough idea of where I live), vs going to the correct county website and searching my name (you still need a rough idea of where I live, but it will be easier since you don't need physical access), vs being able to go to a single website and find out where anyone in the US lives (all I need to know is you're in the US).