I had a lot of good luck verifying that the owners lived in one of the units and just knocking on the door and asking to talk to them about the business.

Hi @Jim Robinson,I'd suggest involving at least one agent to make the paperwork smooth and the transaction nightmare-free.I'd also suggest skipping the yellow letter, and knocking on the door.

I saw it for years when I bought courthouse steps.. often the folks that lost the homes would leave all their direct mail pieces on the counter.. most would receive 100 to 200 of them over a course of a 5 month foreclosure.. so its becomes simple dumb luck.. and its why I created door knocking teams..

@Dave FosterI simply looked for homeowners who were about to go to foreclosure sale, and started knocking on doors.

@Giacinto L.I would suggest if you have the ability to get the owner’s primary address you can send a letter directly to them, or if that is the address you have been sending the letters to I would go knock on the door and take a business card to see if he/she would be interested in dealing that way. 

If it is inhibiting your ability to save money and qualify for a loan, then you really have no choice but to knock it out first.

For my personality type, I actually like door knocking, but not in January...

Cold calling, door knocking, direct mail, can also aid.

I purchased a multi-family which has nice old wood doors, filled with panes of glass which could easily be knocked out to reach in and turn the lock.

Bandit signs and door knocking as soon as foreclosure list is posted.