Tracking down an owner

Tracking down an owner

Member since 2020 · 6 posts · 1 vote

I am trying to track down the owner of a property and seem to be having some difficulty. It’s a single-family home located in my town it has been empty for quite a while and is in severe disrepair. We actually know the neighbor and got some basic information from him, so I know the woman’s name and her profession, I know that the home was supposed to be being purchased so the buyer went in and gutted it then there were some financial difficulties so the sale never went through. She is no longer living here but I do know the town in which she resides and can find an address for her. That being said I am having difficulty finding a way to get a hold of her other than putting something in the snail mail. I’m not opposed to writing a letter I was just wondering if anyone had any more information on finding her contact information other than just a simple Google search and asking local neighbors?

0Reply
36 views

7 Replies

Jump to latestLatest
  • Investor · Des Moines, IA · Member since 2015 · 40 posts · 10 votes
    6y

    Did you try the County or city office? Normally we can call them and ask for owner's information and sometimes they have a forwarding address as well. 

  • Title Representative · Irvine, CA · Member since 2017 · 874 posts · 519 votes
    6y

    I have a subscription to Spokeo, and that’s how I skip trace property owners I’m trying to get a hold of.

  • Specialist · Purcellville, VA · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 841 votes
    6y

    @Jessica Maser,

    Try TruePeopleSearch.com.  It's a very good site for doing one-off skip traces.

    Whatever you do, persist.  Try multiple ways to contact her.  The harder it is to contact her, the less likely your competition are willing to go as far.

    I'm confused by one thing, though.  You said that the buyer gutted it, but then the sale never went through.  How could this person gut it without having bought it.  I'm guessing you mean she meant to sell it, but never got that far.  Just curious.

  • Member since 2020 · 6 posts · 1 vote
    6y

    @Barry Pekin she made a deal with someone I guess and they went in, gutted it, then couldn’t come up with the money. Long story short she didn’t sell and is now sitting on a gutted house. I don’t know all the details that is just the story we got. Thank you for the information.

  • Member since 2020 · 6 posts · 1 vote
    6y

    @Dilpreet Singh yes that was my first step. Thank you!

  • Specialist · Purcellville, VA · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 841 votes
    6y

    @Jessica Maser,

    Ah, I see.  Strange that she would allow that, but I can see where someone might under the right circumstances.

    Sucks for her!  ☹

  • Rental Property Investor · Queen Creek, AZ · Member since 2013 · 368 posts · 191 votes
    6y

    If you have the tax information from the county assessor's office you can mail that person a letter you skiptrace her and get a telephone number as @Barry Pekin stated. The main thing is to try multiple ways to reach the seller. You know she is already interested in selling and now in need to sell so its just a matter of contacting the owner and timing. 

    Good Luck

Join the conversationCreate a free account to reply, vote on answers and follow this thread.