Finding Houses Under Water (Foreclosure, SS, etc)

[Andre S Walters]

Hey Guys,

I'm still a newbie to the real estate business, but I do have a quick question...

I went driving for dollars today and I created a list of 37 potential properties in just under 2 hours worth of driving...

My question though...is there a way to find out if any of these properties are under water, like pre-foreclosure, etc?

Since I went d4d and I'm not a licensed realtor...I not sure what direction to go.

I did start my preliminary skip tracing methods, and I did source the owners names and addresses from my local county property assessors website...and some of them have out of state owners.

But for the others where the houses are owner occupied....is there a way for me to find out if the property is under water?

I'm not trying to be rude but I thought if I had that information I would be better "equipped" for when I start calling the owners themselves and seeing if there are open/willing to sell their property.

I'm open to any/all suggestions. 

Thanks.