Make friends increase your circle of influence - Hire a private detective - they are good at finding people (give his a piece of the profits)Check the death notices or search government record for certificates of death, check the obituary for next of kin - contact them. 

Shoot, one of them (w/almost 200K student loan debt (undergrad and grad)) was even able to get a down payment assistance grant from a local community lender (She is an attorney for a local government agency).

No government-imposed deadlines.

In 3 words, "The American Dream"Legacy of financial freedom and independence for my children.I grew up with extremely dedicated 1st generation immigrant parents who sacrificed a tremendous amount of their life for their children and no amount of money can replace their love and hard work for my sister and I.However, as they face retirement - hard work was not enough to keep them from depending on government social security and their kids.  

The rules and laws that govern the earnest money is different in each state.

Once you understand whats being proposed by the local government for the area, then you can make an informed decision on whether or not you want to invest there.I'd also look to acquire property for about half of your budget and pick a property you can successfully reposition.  

However I also heard that because of this that the government subsidizes the insurance coverage.  

Taxes and Other Government FeesRecording Fees and Other Taxes $375Transfer TaxesF.

Then my mortgage company had a list of things I had to submit, including inspections they performed, before sending back the money.I would think anyone with flood insurance would have to go through the same process of working with the mortgage holder to get access to the insurance funds.Now if the government steps in and offers money to affected homeowners, no telling what rules will or will not be in place around those funds.

According to Wikipedia, there is NO actual county government, which would ordinarily be the first place to start.