When they use these advanced techniques, they have probably done enough to keep it out of probate and won't likely lead to an opportunity anyway.Mail until the property is sold, until the executor asks you to stop mailing, or until you buy the property.

Any leads for someone reliable would be amazing. 

Interesting (to me) how the keyword 'abandoned' lead me to this thread.RDPD has inspired many people to become real estate investors.

Some of the leading portals are starting to get lazy in their underwriting. 

I mean there are tons of websites and gurus out there that want a newbie to just pay a certain amount of money so they can eventually be lead down the road to untold riches.

Get a website with some sort of CRM and lead capturing system up & running.

While trying to get motivated sellers, did anyone get some leads for Realtor business by finding people that wanted to list properties at retail price, but did not want to get rid of them with a quick sale? 

Just make sure you leave on your voice mail for those leads to check out your REI website also to learn more about you and the services you offer.

Which leads me to my 1st question... has anyone found themselves searching for referral fees and found themselves becoming a wholesaler?

If anyone has leads for a product like this, hit me up.