I have found pretty good leads here but you are right it is tedious because you need to double check the registry with the decedents name.

B) Look up their contact info through reverse address lookup through WhitePages C) Put the owner's number in the do not call registry lookup to see who i'm able to call or not.My problem is that the process of checking if a number is on the DNC list is tedious.

Sometimes there are guest book registries and or comment sections with relative or friends.  

Find out Now how to “bond off” any lien he filed......usually involves posting a cash bond in a court registry.

I believe there is an online registry of sink hole homes, at least those with insurance claims.  

.- Seller can sale the property, keep his/her portion, and put the rest in the registry of the court. 

Properties will be old, most on the historical registry, cap rates will be 4-8%, & prices high. 35204 will be lower prices & somewhat of a forgotten area of Birmingham.

It costs 1$ in Quebec to access the registry.

If there is any surplus left then you can claim that surplus and you as a 2nd mortgage get wiped out by the foreclosure (meaning after foreclosure there is no more 2nd mortgage on the property) but if there is any funds left in court registry from the surplus you can claim it as a lien holder.A different scenario you might want to think if you are buying 2nd note that is in default:  Bring first mortgage current (as a 2nd position note holder you can do that), then start your own foreclosure and the faster you get to the auction block better it is for you as you might get paid at the auction if there is equity left in the property.

However, the lien dissolves unless the party claiming the lien files a certificate of lien with the registry of deeds of the county in which the property sits within 90 days of the last supply of labor or materials."