Where do I get county records for probate, pre-foreclosures, etc

[Juan Escobar]

Trying to find out how to get the lists for homes in probate, pre-foreclosure and tax delinquent properties in my county. Tried googling it, maybe I googled wrong lol...any tips

[Michael Nyszczot]

@Juan Escobar -- It has been 7 years since I marketed to home owners for off-market properties. But here is a checklist I used and then delegated to someone to get probate leads for me to market to. 

Implementing Probate Marketing Campaign

If no list provider for Probate mailings for your area(s) then you need to go to the court house which means LESS COMPETITION.

You want to make a system of the process. The goal is eventually is for others to do mailings, go to court house to pull leads, etc. Spend your time on analyzing and finding deals.

Below is a high level system for implementing a probate marketing campaign.


Educate Yourself on the Probate Process

• Step 1: Spend 1 Hour Reading about the Probate Process in Your State
  • If property does not go into a Trust then it goes to the Probate process
  • Google your state’s probate process and educate yourself
• Step 2: Practice Explaining the Process to Someone
  
  
  
  Get the Probate List
• Step 1: Find Location of Probate Records at the County Courthouse or Town/City Hall
  
• Step 2: Search for the Probate listings on the Computer, Day Book, or files
• Step 3: If your courthouse has a computer system Record Volume and Page Numbers in Excel
• Step 4: Pull Volume & Page for more Detailed Information. If by non-computer pull the files
• Step 5: Record & Build Probate Mailing List
  • The estate of, the date of, place where last dwelled (that is the subject property). The executor/fiduciary/guarantee is where the direct mail goes to.
• Step 6: Doing the actual direct mail