Delinquent Tax Sales

[James Canavan]

I was driving around and came across an abandon property, so I do what I always do and looked into it. I found that the property has delinquent taxes and the certificate holder has filed for a tax deed, which the sale is to be held in January. I've bought properties through tax deed auctions before, however I wanted to make an offer to the home owner before it goes to auction, hopefully get a better deal. My questions is, if anyone has done this and what was your pitch to the home owner?