Just can't do that anymore.Sometimes I'm amazed how we survive as a species given what we do in our own backyard.

Leases survive sales.

that means HUD, VA, Rural Dev, or a mortgage through any lender who is Federally licensed like a bank.It covers almost all mortgages except the ones from HML or your Uncle Louie.And to quote that famous real estate investor Harry Callahan, "Do you feel lucky?

Thanks Joe, Funny, I was just cross referencing with your survival guide.

Enjoy BP and hope you survive the winter weather.Regards,John

I couldn't survive with out my agent, she does all th3 paperwork and we show up for closing...

My process for this was to first determine that there was not a surviving spouse and then to see if the deceased had owned any property through the county's tax assessors site.To those who have done this type of marketing before, my questions is this: is it more effective to send letters to the deceased's address (addressed generically to "Owner", not a specific name) and hope it gets forwarded to the heirs or should I research who the children are and send letters to them?

-Frank you need to make the calls, until acquiring properties become easier this should be your top priority to survive in this business.

You should be able to locate the current owner by entering the address on one of these:(Harris County) http://www.hcad.org/records/Real.asp?

Given the issue with the leases, I'd try a walk away close and explain to the seller how, besides $75k off asking price, they can address the gap in rent.On the leases surviving foreclosure, I'm skeptical they survive.