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Locating Phone Numbers Of Property Owners
I am desparately seeking advice on how to best locate the phone numbers of property Owners. I would like to get some Properties under Contract to begin wholesaling & i am completely Stumped. It's extremely frustrating because I know if i can actually speak to the Property Owners i can get a few of these properties under Contract.
PLEASE HELP!!!
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@J. Lancaster to find who owns the property go to SDAT (State department of Assessments and Taxation) It's easy to Google.
To find where they are and a number for them just Google people search. Lots of sites will come up. Many will claim to be free but they just refer you to a pay site. I have used PrivateEye.com and findTheSeller.com with success. I currently use an expensive subscription service but even that may not get the phone number. It often means calling friends relative s and neighbors to get in touch. It takes work but can be very lucrative.
What you are doing is known as a Skip trace. you can search for that too. For the really tough ones you can use a private investigator. Probably $50+ to find someone that way. Good luck - Ned