Looking for advice - Divorce lead, how do I negotiate w/ guys ex-wife, they're not on speaking terms...

[Chris Oshea]

Got a call last night in response to one of my yellow letters. It was hard to understand the caller very well because of a thick accent, but heres what I got:

He and his (ex) wife are divorced or at some stage of the divorce

They tried to sell the property but it never sold (my research later shows it was listed in April of 08 but expired and is still sitting there, abandoned)

He doesn't care what it sells for, as his ex is going to get most of the $$$ anyway

Him and his ex aren't on speaking terms apparently, and he said that if I make an offer he'll have his sister talk to his ex, and if she likes the offer, then we'll move forward

From the old website that the realtor set up back in 08, I can see that the interior is/was in great shape and looks pretty new, but the exterior looks terrible. It's on a large piece of land (for the area) in a good area, but looks like hell from the outside. No surprise that it didn't sell.

I'm not even worried about the numbers yet, as next week is the soonest he's available to meet up and talk. What I'm concerned about is not being able to meet with and talk with his ex, who is also on the deed. I've got good reason to believe that the house is owned free + clear or at least they have a LOT of equity.

Should I try and hunt down his ex and contact her, or should I try working through this guy and his sister first?

Anyone been in this sort of situation before?

Thanks!