Look for no window coverings, overgrown grass, mail or newspapers piled up, etc.

Would you be comfortable seeing your name in the newspaper headlines claiming you were cheating homeowners out of tens of thousands of dollars? 

Watch the local newspaper, browse local and state government websites, and keep websites like the HUD Home Store bookmarked, which will alert you to up-and-coming properties.Attend local eventsLocal events such as community gatherings, property auctions, or real estate investment meetups are excellent places to discover off-market deals.

COH has telegraphed this move for months.-- If you're the lessee (and not the deed holder / owner): COH will require written consent by the owner to the use of their property as a        STR and to accept liability for taxes if the STR operator does not adequately remit Hotel Occupancy Taxes (HOT) as per local                         regulations. laws—a responsibility most owners will be reluctant to accept.-- Expect a grace period of two months once the new regulations are enacted into law.

It's a long one, not just soundbites to make headlines and sell the newspaper.

Some counties will only give you a list by email or tell you to look at the county legal newspaper, but many counties post a list on their websites, which are updated frequently. 

Even the Nickel free and regular newspapers.   

Give them a call and just ask them if the information is published in the newspaper.

If you can't find them to serve lawsuit papers on them, that is what the guardian ad litem and the newspaper notices are for.

If not objection is filed, the petition will be granted without a hearing..Does any of this make sense, or look like what you all get each month from your newspaper probates?