Acquiring Vacant Houses

[Justin White]

Hey everyone, need some help on the next step.

I do a lot of driving for dollars to find vacant homes that are in need of rehab. I then search the properties online and then the county tax commissioners site to see what I can find. I can usually get name and address of the owner from this. My question is: Has anyone had success doing this? If so, do you usually send them a letter and do you have an example? It is very difficult in my experience to obtain phone numbers for random people so it seems that letters are best. Let me know what you think, I'm sure there is plenty I haven't thought of. Thanks in advance!

Justin