So does implying a sale and having a seller incur expenses getting things in storage, I've even seen meal eaten out as they can't cook at home after moving things out, motel bills as well.............as long as that seller acted in a prudent and customary manner based on the information they received and could reasonably rely upon, they win! 

Even if you are the best negotiator, without leads you are cooked!

Yes, please PM me and let's see what we can cook up. 

I was looking up some vacant property addresses in cook county, IL to see if I could locate the owner on the county tax assessors website.

I once ran a restaurant in Malibu which had been in business for 25+ years and often an older piece of refrigeration or cooking equipment would have the Model info rubbed away over time from scrapping against the wall. 

Cook county looks to use a "Property Identification Number" for individual properties, they have subdivision names, and use section/township/range as an area identifier.