finding state records online for Death, Divorce, and default

[Christopher Baldwin]

Guys,  

  I'm relatively new to BP and I'm just starting my journey into real estate investing. I want to look in public records to find divorce, default, and death records to start looking for deals. The problem is I keep running into a brick wall trying to find the info. every time I go to a state or agency web page, I have to enter the name of the person I'm looking for. The thing is, I have no idea whom I'm looking for yet. How do I get around this problem and find the list of deaths in a certain county, or list of defaults for a certain city, etc... What am I doing wrong? Please help!