Abandoned properties and can not locate the owner

[Amara Sheriff]

Hello All,

I'm a newbie REI. I have 2 potential deals here that I'm looking to get some help on.

1. My sister moved from philly to Texas 3 years ago. She left her property with me. I’ve been managing the property ever since. The entire 3 years I had the property rented out to the tenant ( good tenant). She gave me a go ahead and sell the property. She is wailing to assigned the property to me on a contract. She still owes about 80k. Property is fully renovated. Still renter occupied. My issue here is I never wholesale a house before. I never really done any RE transactions before. So I’ve been doing my research and everyone keep pointing me to this forum.

2. There’s is an abandoned property ( duplex) around the corner from my house that I am looking to get it on contract and wholesale it. I went to Delco ( county that I lived in) tax web site. Was able to locate the owners address but it’s the same as the subject property address. I asked the neighbors and they said the property been vacant for years. What’s else could I do to help locate this owner and if I can’t locate the owner what other options do I have.

Thanks in advance.

Amara

-newbie REI