Locating owners of vacant properties

[Everett Brace]

I've located a few vacant properties and I would like to talk to the owners of these places to see if they are interested in selling. I have located all of the owners names but their addresses all lead back to the vacant property. Can anyone recommend a good way to find the address and phone number for the property owners. Are there some free or paid websites that may be better than others?

[Ned Carey]

Everett Brace just Google "people search" and plenty of sites (mostly pay sites) will come up.

What you are trying to do is known as a "Skip Trace" A couple of sites to try are Private Eye.com and Find the seller .com (no spaces). Also ask the neighbors or even get a private investigator.

If you want to do a little research ahead of time check the MD judiciary case search. You can see if the property was foreclosed on. Also if there are cases filed against them, the cases may have their new location. Also check death records. Good luck - Ned