Most files stall because someone knocked on an old door. People move across the GTA constantly. When litigation files get delayed, it rarely comes down to legal arguments; it comes down to serving a notice at an address someone vacated months ago. Billing three attempts at an empty house burns budget and pushes back motion dates. Running a proper skip trace and an MTO search beforehand changes the outcome completely. You get the actual location, you knock once, and the affidavit is ready for court. Litigation teams: do you locate targets before heading out, or do you let the server run the standard routine first?