Finding owner for a subject to.

[Stephen Castro]

Hello everyone, I had a question regarding finding the owners to negotiate a subject to. Some of the properties I have gone to have a realtor sign on them even though they are 1 week from foreclosure. Here's the question..would it be a good idea to contact the real estate agent to get the owners contact information when m having trouble finding them? Even if it would mean paying the agent a finders fee if she wasn't able to sell and I was able to close the deal? Also, any suggestions on other ways of finding the owners would be great! Thanks!!