We often mail out the first check when we encounter these situations. 

Is it a small enough amount of money and do you trust them enough that you could pay a month in advance by mail?

Do I think the fire dept could have communicated more clearly upfront, maybe, but they did mail out to all registered owners the standards. 

You can not depend on syndicators these days to underwrite correctly since they seem to be more focused on growing large mailing list and collecting huge upfront fees for closing deals.

So here is what I do:1 - Get buyer criteria for what they are looking for (exact criteria)2 - Go source that criteria using data provider3 - Scrub the list and plan a marketing campaign around it (i.e) > Direct Mail > Cold Call > SMS > Online Ads > Social Media, etc4 - Once I get inbound leads coming in.

This allows me to streamline operations while tapping into an infrastructure that includes contractor networks, tenant management systems, and local expertise.Scaling Through FlipsNext year, I plan to launch a direct mail campaign targeting off-market deals, aiming to complete 15 flips.

Failure to receive notice in the mail does not count its up to the owners to pay their tax..

And yes, I understand that they do not have to notify us if the note is bought out.

but there is case law that allows you to break some terms of a mortgage agreement if something is unenforceable, for example the sub-to community relies on the Supreme Court cases which say it's not required to notify the lender when you transfer the deed/title. 

@Katharina Bormann in my experience they don't like those official looking letters in the mail so make sure you do that and also have a cost associated with unresolved issues like trash in your lease.