Vacant property of deceased owners

[Walter Correia]

How does one go about purchasing a property from deceased owners? The Owners have been deceased since 2020.

[Liam Naughton]

Hi Walter,

I just went through this process on a wholesale deal I did, it can take a while.

You have to find next of kin, or whoever inherits the property. There's usually a long probate process to get the owner on title changed to whoever it was left to. This can be even longer if the person doesn't want the property.

Look up and contact information you can on the property and do a person search for any relative and call everyone. Your local title company can help you find your leaping off point, then sites like Lexi's Nexus can help you find phone numbers and possible relatives.

If you have an agent you trust in your area you can ask them to join you on your hunt, they may have additional tools to track down any leads.

Good luck!