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Can't find owner of abandoned property
I was driving for dollars in Indianapolis, Indiana and found an abandoned property I searched the address on my local assessor site ( http://maps.indy.gov/AssessorPropertyCards/ )
only to find out the website hasn't been updated.
The website says the owner still lives in the property I searched which is incorrect.
My question is how do I find and contact the owner if the address is the same as the abandoned property?
Any local investors know what I could do in this situation?
Any help would be much appreciated thanks!
Most Popular Reply
After all other avenues fail to find an owner .... Here's a tip I tried recently.
Place a For Sale sign in the yard with YOUR phone number on it.
The owner will be calling you in short order!
This is a great example of creative real estate. LOL