Owner is deceased how do I find current owner?

[Tyler Shoaf]

Hello BP!

I recently found out the property I'm looking at has an deceased owner. I first want to see if their is even any equity in the property. Since I don't know who the current owner is or how to contact them is this public information? I don't want to waste my time on a property that doesn't even have equity. And if it does have equity how can I find the current owners? I already searched my county's tax assessor website and it has the same owner on file that's deceased. Any help is greatly appreciated!