Pre-foreclosure deal offer

[Kat Rathell]

Hi! I am currently looking at a property on Zillow that is listed as a pre-foreclosure. The price is excellent (albeit it is a Zillow estimate of what it would foreclose for).

How do I go about contacting the owner/lender to put in an offer? The property is not officially on the market. Or who is it better to contact in a case like this?

We are in Wisconsin, not sure if this is relevant. 

Thank you!

[Jake S.]

Hey Kat!

I would first talk to a local realtor and get some more details on the property, whether it is still in pre-foreclosure, the comps, etc.  Zillow isn't always up to date when it comes to foreclosure stuff.

Otherwise, you can go to the persons home and talk to them, you can send them letters, find their number and call them, etc.