All Forum Posts by: Gary Parker

Welcome @Erik Naylor.  This is a great place to learn things.

Attorney Dan Simpson of Turner & Simpson specialize in short sales and foreclosure in the Salt Lake City area.   

Hello Alex.  The Utah County Recorder's web site is free and the Salt Lake County Recorder's web site costs $50.00 + per month.   What you are looking for first is if the property is owned by a bank or individual.  If owned by a bank you will need to pursue with the bank.  I have never tried this, but I understand it is a bit difficult.  If the property is owned by an individual, you obviously need to find the individual.   If the tax notice address is different than property address, then you have a starting point to contact the owner.  This is the easiest way to find the owner of a vacant property.  This also means the most competition.  If the tax notice address and the property address are the same, you need to pursue other mothods to find the owner.    There are many threads on BP concerning finding owners of vacant house which you can search for.  Finding owners of vacant houses takes work and persistance like any method to find deals but will produce results.

Interesting post Jordy and thanks for the info.  Good or bad, I am more of a "seat of your pants" kind of guy.  I am guessing that there will be some downward pressure as buyers thin out a bit and rates creep up, but the SLC market needs that IMO.  Probably this winter just as I have 3 rehabs that will near completion in late fall.  :)  Actually the market needs a bit of a slow down in SLC IMO.  If I represented buyers right now I would be exhausted.

Are most of the owners of the vacant houses in the same area as the vacant house ?

Do keep in mind Josh is talking about a target market that is more narrow than what most people typically mail to.

I admit I lag behind in the digital world reguarding marketing, but I do send my fair share of letters and postcards.   My opinion would be to read a lot on marketing at BP and figure out who and why you might knock on someones door and discuss real estate.   Then go knock on a door and talk to people.  Know the rules for discussing RE in your area.   

What a good thread to follow.  @Ibrahim Hughes I really appreciate the details in your posts.  Figuring out systems or partnerships to move my business to the next level is what I need to figure out.  

I have been known to loose a deal or two just by not answering my phone or not returning calls fast enough.   But that is at my level of mailings per month.   Some people are mailing 5000/10,000 + mailings a month and obviously that requires a very good system to capture inbound calls.  I think @Michael Quarles has given plenty of advice in the realm of massive mailing.

Hey Jacob stop giving such good advice...it is already tough enough around here. :)