How do I find home owners in my zip code who may look to sell?

[Dolores Waldron]

Hi All,

We are looking to purchase a home in our neighborhood, we want to send a mailing to home owners who maybe looking to sell and would prefer not to use a realtor so they can save on commission and it would also help use who could avoid the mass buyers and multiple bids.

What would be the easiest way to source this list without taking up too much time? We  would be looking at single family home, 3 + bedrooms, 1 + bathroom with back yard, min 1500 sq/ft.

Thanks for any info.

[Alison Decastro]

We had some friends who did this a few years ago-not investors, just a family who was looking for a home-similar to your situation.  They drove around town and wrote down the address of all the houses they thought were in their price range-that also seemed a little less well kept.  Then they went to the town tax office to get the name of the owner. (rather then just put Dear Owner)  Then they did a big mailing-I think about 50-70 homes.  They got a great house this way(and it was a great price).  Almost like driving for dollars!