Seller Finance Stalking

[Shannon McKenna]

Hey Bigger Pockets Family!

I recently posted about not being able to get conventional financing because I cannot prove "stable income" (I have a pretty unconventional job/life style. But I have solid credit, and a good chunk of change for a down payment.)

However, I am still searching for houses, KNOWING that if I find the right deal, I'll find the money. 

The other day, I saw a house where the seller is offering financing, however, I still need to be pre-approved for a conventional loan before I make the offer.

The owner is an investor, never lived in the house, and I want to know more about her. Is it totally uncouth to go to the courthouse and find the records to hunt down this woman, explain my situation, and try to hear hers? Are there better ways to reach her that don't make me look like a stalker? What do you all think?