Once you have the address or name, you can send them a letter to see if they are interested in selling.

What I am trying to figure out now is an efficient way to determine which owners are absentee and/or live out of state?  

Give us as many more details as you can and pics (without giving away the address or any telling exterior shots allowing some snake to look the deal up) so we can see what you're getting yourself into.

If anyone wants to give more advise:The address of the property is:2 Priorslee Lane.Williamsburg, VA 23185You can do all you analysis.

When I drove around the other day, I brought her some addresses of run down homes. 

I will be in touch with the seller, actually he called me again today and said he can provide me addresses and numbers for two motivated neighbors.

If you want to email me the address of your rental, I'd gladly give you my opinion of its present value, relative to your purchase price of $162,000 5 years ago. 

Now I can pick a vacant property, take a picture, grab the address and almost not even slow the car down.

I am trying to establish a benchmark of building sq ft efficiency (leasable or useable sq ft /gross sq ft) plug percentages.  

I have seen some rental agreements that specifically address what happens in the event of a sale, often times, with certain rights of the buyer to terminate.