Tracking down an absentee owner

[William Brown]

Found a super distressed property in Winchester, VA going door to door with my business partner. House is in terrible condition. Walked down another house and spoke to neighbors, saying that the owner does not live there anymore and is looking to sell it. Foundation problems, I believe its going to be a full rehab/possible tear down. We went to the courthouse and printed out a copy of the owners information. We have his name and other address as well as the assessed value of the property in question. There is serious meat on the bone here for an investor and we are looking to wholesale.

What have you all found to be the most effective means of tracking down an absentee owner's contact info? We tried whitepages, as well as a couple other free services but have not had much luck. Any advice/tips are appreciated. Thanks!