How to buy properties from a city

[Miguel Martinez]

Greetings everyone,

My name is Miguel and I'm an investor out of the Inland Empire, Southern California. I've been coming across properties that show prime potential investing opportunities but when I try to track the owner/s, title will show that a city owns it, such as Fontana, Rialto and Riverside for example. My question is, "How can I go about buying said property from the city and will the city even allow it?'.... I would greatly appreciate some help from another investor who's had this kind of experience

Thanks,

Miguel Martinez