Ourcurrent approach involves identifying possible contact information for thelisted owners and calling multiple numbers, but this process is time-consumingand yields limited results.

This includes if the property does not close.Your agent should be holding your hand through this process.  

And I've even walked the heirs through the process.

@Grace Chee The process for this is time sensitive, you should have gotten a TRIM notice around late August, early September.

I hope the new administration will put an end to this nonsense and focus on going after criminals again.

That process makes everyone dig deeper. 

I've entertained in the past but usually the person bails and stops communicating during the process. 

The process must be understood and applied to team building, investing your and 3rd party capital, and financial deal structure with debt and equity sources. 

Because you are forcing equity into the house you are sometimes able to pull back out the entire purchase and rehab process to return to your investor then you own the home with just the mortgage.

And, capitalism works to lower housing prices when this process is allowed to go into effect.