Sorting through a delinquent tax report

[Bennett Steinle]

I'm brand new to real estate and planning on making my first purchase. I've done a lot of reading and research and I hear the same thing everywhere. "You make your money when you buy."

With that in mind I've started to take some action. I've spoken with my real estate agent, I've contacted some wholesalers, but ultimately I feel like if I want to find a good deal I will need to find the property myself. So I've gone ahead and gotten myself a this MONSTROUS delinquent tax report to look for some distressed properties.

My problem now is how do I sort through this mess.

I know it will be a lot of work so I'm just asking for tips from those of you that have done this before because there are 4200+ addresses on this list and I need to narrow it down.

The list shows the number of years delinquent so I figure I can start with properties that are 3+ years delinquent because they probably would have the most motivation to sell. From there I'm lost.