Off Market Outreach in My Neighborhood

[Ashley Petersen]

Question: As a landlord/investor, how would you like to be approached to offload your property? How can a landlords information be found in county records?

Scenario: I moved into a neighborhood in 2020 that has single family properties, but the streets outside of it are duplexes. Most of these duplexes are run down and need some TLC. From county records, a lot of the duplexes were purchased in 2012 for sub $50k, and are likely worth about $190k today. I drive past these every day and would LOVE to get my hands on as many of them as I can. 

I’ve tried to find the homeowners information in county records but I can’t seem to find that (maybe I’m looking in the wrong place?). What method would you recommend approaching this situation - direct mail, calling the landlords cell phone, knocking the doors and leaving my information/getting the landlords information? 

Thanks!