How to find distressed property owners?

[Chad K.]

While driving for dollars I noticed a few homes that looked distressed. I wrote down the addresses an looked them up on my tax accessor website. The owner wasn't a absentee owner so I ruled out the fact of me mailing him a postcard. An with the property be distressed I looked it up an zillow an thought about contacting a realtor but I was wondering if there are any other ways to contact a owner of a distressed property if the owners not a absentee owner.