A couple of newbie questions.

[Randolph Ellis]

Ok so I have been reading extensively for the past month or so on this site on how ot get started but I stilol have some question. Please forgive me if they have already been answered..

1. So how exactly to you guys find MLS listings? Do you just go to Realor.com or some other site and just target those sellers?

2. How do you do direct mailings ( thats yellow notes right?) and how do you know who to send direct mail to...Where do I find the address of an absentee owner?

I have many more but those two are answers I relly need to know.

I would like to send mailing to owners looking to sell. I am also emailing or calling the contacts of FSBO listings I find online or in the papers. I have tried craigslist for my area but it looks like there are a couple investors using it heavily already so I would like to try a different approach to find sellers.

[Kyle J.]

MLS listings are easy to find online. Just go to the site for your area (it varies by city, county, state). For your area, try looking here:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Wichita-Falls_TX?source=web#/listingType-single-family-home;mfd-mobile-home/pg-1

Or you can have a Realtor do it for you like Brandon suggested. Personally, I usually just do the searching myself.

As for finding out who owns a property, that information can be found at the county assessor's office. Luckily for you, your county assessor's office has an online search site so you can find out the information right from your computer. (For my county I actually have to go down to their office to find out this information.)

Here's the site for your county: http://www.wadtx.com/property_search_hints.htm