I spoke to the local tax assessor, the deceased man is still listed as the owner.

So you need to give them some kind of real incentive to sell.If it is an inherited house the original loan may not be in the name of the seller, but the deceased where credit is no longer an issue....so the incentive for the seller is some cash and maybe quick cash....chance for orderly move, chance to have money for a deposit or double deposit or triple deposit on a new place...money to pay rent for 2-3 months at the new place etc.   

@Shan VincentI have a rental condo on the Costa Mesa/Newport border, close to the beach, and the cash flow is about half of what yours is.

However, there is the Chicagoland area right across the border in Indiana...

As closing approached, I found out a deceased family member was still on the deed and it had to go to probate.

I am in the process of trying to locate an owner of a property and something is telling me not to give up on this one but I have ran out of resources to locate him and was wondering if any one had any ideas as I am willing to do what ever it takes to track him down I've  had talked to the neighbors and found out property has been vacant quite sometimeDone searches on the property to see if any other person has lived at the property to see if the owner was a landlord and nope just him since he purchased the property back in 09Went to the assessors office to see just maybe he has a different address on file but nope just the property is his address they have for himTried white pages called every single number listed for him & even FacebookThe guy at the assessors office told me he might just be deceased because he is also behind on taxes..Any advice i would gladly appreciate Thanks 

Maybe someone can clear this up for me a little bit.  I've been doing some searching but it's still a little hazy.  There is a property I'm interested in that has been abandoned for a few years now.  A childhood frien...

Again, be very  wary and doubtful about people who are seeking a commission from working with you the claim that short-term is more profitable seemed almost bordering on malpractice here.

The Owner has since deceased and there is no immediate family to inherit or take over the mortgage payments therefore the foreclosure process has begun.  

bordering DE and MD?