Finding an Owner of Property

[Zach Melson]

Hi guys, 

I want to find the owner of a property, however cannot find a name on any of the tax documents that the county assessor is providing. 

How else can I find this information without having to pay a site like Whitepages or something similar? 

[Trent Honea]

You can try the count deed record office if the tax office does not yield a result.  Someone's name is on the title.  Try to get the full legal description of the property first to make the search easier, but you might be OK with a street address.

Did you check to see if the county tax records are available online?  I've had good luck searching those in my experience, but have not tried it in California.  Just to try it, I picked a random address near San Diego City College by street address on the county website, and got a result.  You can use the BP link to find the state website you need:

BP Real Estate Public Records Search page

Good Luck and Happy Investing!