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Nathaniel J Mott
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Off market deal indicators on county registry

Nathaniel J Mott
  • Raleigh, NC
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I’ve been biking for dollars and creating a spreadsheet of houses that look distressed. After I find potential hoses I go on the Wake County website to look up tax/deed info (I live in Raleigh NC).

Other than absentee owners, are there any indicators I should look for when determining if I should attempt to contact the owner?

For example, some people have owned homes since the 80’s so I thought they may be getting ready to sell in the not-too-distant future and have a ton of equity.

On the flip side, some homes look very distressed but have only been owned for a year or two by the current owner.

Some homes look distressed but are owned by LLC's. Should I avoid marketing to them for some reason or would it be worth pursuing?

I’m posting at work from my iPhone sorry for any formatting mistakes!

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Wayne Brooks#1 Foreclosures Contributor
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Wayne Brooks#1 Foreclosures Contributor
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Don’t try to over think it....you’re just wasting time trying to guess about potential motivations/situations.  If the properties look distressed/abandoned, just contact the owners.

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