All Forum Posts by: Roger Plummer

I may have found foreclosures as "Notice of Substitute Trustee Sale"?

Hello - 

I'm looking for what to search for on Travis County Clerks website to pull probates and foreclosures. I thought it would be simple at first but now that I've found the link, I could use some help. I found this link for probates. After doing a search for this month's, it returned around 100 results with several different types of cases below:

Does this matter at all? Am I looking for a specific type of probate or does any probate constitute a lead?

Additionally, I found a different  link for Foreclosures. This link looks awesome because it appears as though you can search for pre-foreclosures AND probates. There is a filter for "Document Type" but I can't tell which type I should be highlighting. The following fields are listed and i've bolded what my gut says but any help would appreciated:

ABANDONMENT OF ASSUMED NAMES

ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT

AFFIDAVIT

AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM

AFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIP

AGREEMENT

AMEND LIS PENDENS

AMENDMENT

AMENDMENT DEED OF TRUST

AMENDMENT FIN STATEMENT

ANNEXATION

APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE

APPT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

ARTICLE OF MERGER

ASSESSMENT LIEN

ASSUMED NAMES (DBA)

BILL OF SALE

BOND

BONDS AND OATHS

BROKER'S LIEN

CANCEL TRANSFER OF DEATH DEED

CEMETERY DEED

CERT COPY OF DIVORCE

CERT COPY OF JUDGEMENT

CERT COPY OF PROBATE

CERTIFICATE

CHILD SUPPORT LIEN

CHILD SUPPORT LIEN RELEASE

COLLATERAL TRANSFER

COLLATERAL TRFSR RELEASE

CONDO PLAT

CONSENT

CONTINUATION OF FINANCING STAT

CONTRACT OF SALE

CORPORATE RESOLUTION

CORRECTION OF DEED OF TRUST

DECLARATION

DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM

DECLARATION OF DOMESTIC PART

DEED

DEED OF TRUST

DESIGNATION OF HMSTD

DISCHARGE

DISCLAIMER

DISCLAIMER OF HOMESTEAD

DISSOLUTION OF DOM PART

EASEMENT

ESTATE TAX LIEN

EXTENSION AGREEMENT

FEDERAL TAX LIENS AND NOTICES

FEDERAL TAX RELEASES AND WAIVERS

FINANCING STATEMENT

HOME EQUITY LOAN

HOSPITAL LIEN

HOSPITAL RELEASE

INFORMATION

INHERITANCE TAX CERT

INST # CANCELLED

JUDGEMENT

LEASE

LIEN

LIS PENDENS

MECHANIC'S LIEN

MEMORANDUM

MODIFICATION

NOTE

NOTICE

NOTICE & RECEIPT

NOTICE OF BOND

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE

ORDER

ORDINANCE

OTHER

PARTIAL CS LIEN RELEASE

PARTIAL RELEASE

PARTIAL RELEASE ABS JDGMT

PARTIAL RELEASE EASEMENT

PARTIAL RELEASE FIN STMT

PARTIAL RELEASE LIS PENDENS

PARTIAL RELEASE STATE TAX LIEN

PARTIAL TRANSFER

PARTIAL VACATION OF PLATS

PLATS

POSTED MEETING NOTICES

POWER OF ATTORNEY

PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE

PUBLIC WEIGHERS BOND

RATIFICATION PLAT

RECORDING

RELEASE

RELEASE ABS OF JDGMT

RELEASE CONDOMINIUM

RELEASE EASEMENT

RELEASE ESTATE TAX LIEN

RELEASE FIN STATEMENT

RELEASE LIS PENDENS

RELEASE MECHANIC'S LIEN

REMOVE TRUSTEE

RESTRICTION

REVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNE

ST JUDGEMENT RELEASE

STATE JUDGEMENT

STATE TAX LIEN

STATE TAX LR

STATE TAX RELEASE

SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

TERMINATION OF FIN STMT

TRANSFER

TRANSFER ABS OF JDGMNT

TRANSFER FIN STMT

TRANSFER OF STATE JUDGEMENT

TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED

TRUST

UCC-1 NON STD OPR

UCC-1 STD OPR

UCC-3 NSTD OPR

UCC-3 STD OPR

UNKNOWN CEMETERY DEED

VACATION OF PLAT

VARIANCE

VOID

WAIVER

WARRANTY DEED

Hello - 

My name is Roger Plummer and I'm new to the Bigger Pockets site! I found BP through some online searches looking for RE investing information a few weeks ago and would like to find some other investors/wholesalers here in Austin. 

Currently I work for an online marketing company as a Director of Sales.  Director of Sales Enablement (in charge of all scripting and training); and while it's a great job, I don't want to be there forever. Previously, I was in Real Estate from 2002 to 2009 working for a developer in SC selling custom building lots and loved it. It taught me how to sell and during that time, we did very well. But based on the year, we got it hard by the market so I got out. 

Growing up, my father owned a sales and marketing company that specialized in putting together programs for RE developers to sell timeshare, whole ownership condos, and lots which is how I got into the industry. We did direct mail and had calls come into a call center which I worked in since I was 8 years old. Needless to say, I'm  well versed on the phones. 

Based on my background and skill set, I'm looking to get into wholesaling as I don't have cash for a rental. My goal is to first be able to wholesale enough property to be able to pay cash for  properties to flip or buy and hold. 

From what I've gathered through BP podcasts, blogs, and forum posts, finding local like-minded individuals is critical to success. So if you are in Austin, and you're flipping, wholesaling, or buying, let me know! I'd love to connect and get started asap. 

Thanks,
Roger P.