Foreclosure Question for a flip deal

[Janine Kelbach]

Hi everyone,

We are cash investors starting out in the Northeast Ohio region. We are looking to find some flips in the Lake County area. We found some foreclosures and found the banks tied to them. We see them listed as "foreclosure" on Zillow. 

Should we be making offers on these properties directly to the bank? 

We have made one offer on a house recently and were turned down, but we are pushing forward and ready to try again!

Thanks!

Janine and Adam.