There are plenty of skip tracing options to choose from.

@Evan PolaskiI think i'm just going to skip the inspection report have a gc come in to do a walk through if I do the deal myself.

Also, if anyone has a favorite Skip Tracing platform and reason why its their favorite, definitely would like to know more as we've used many! 

The letters I send to the address on file with the county assessor is bad, no forwarding address.Now I am trying to skip trace.

You skip much of the zoning, getting through city hall planning depts., etc. that you have to do for a larger tract you want to subdivide. 

They use a list of 10000 contacts (they did skip tracing, I ordered high equity/absentee owner list).

You should not skip the inspection.

Haha Hey @Jacob Pereira Sorry to get your hopes up - I spoke without thinking in my excitement to talk about 1031s and skipped over a crucial stumbling block for your dream strategy ;) Allow me to clarify:So, if you live in one side of the duplex for two years within the five years prior to the sale, then it is considered residence use.

My best advise is that unless you’re in the BUSINESS of real estate, in other words if you’re just a part time investor, then skip the direct mail, email blasts, SEM, etc. and go to the people who have already obtained the lead - and negotiate a good deal.  

You are getting good advice.I would say that we evaluate market rent each year but if the increase would be less than $50/month we skip that year.And we raise rent to the midpoint between current rent and market rent.