i have the addresses of both. i tried to research county clerk but they only let you search by block/lot. thanks for any input.

When taxes aren't paid the county sells Tax Certificates, which is basically a loan made by an investor to the county for interest.

just quick follow up dean. i noticed you are from CA. that is a tax deed state. there wont be any properties with tax liens. you will need to county your county tax collector or equivalent and get the tax role list or properties subject to tax sales. when you get the list market to those owners. in CA the properties go right to deeding. therefore, if a property does make it to the sale the owner is going to lose it.

I've got 3 properties under contract (short sale) in PG county.

Yes I checked through county records and it shows Bank of America as the owners since January 2012.

THey are in Butler County, Ohio.

Vacant land that is for sale in Orange County for residential housing is a rarity.

In Adams County, Colorado, bentonite soils can cause massive foundation issues, and foundation issues are expensive/impossible to fix (especially on bad soil)After that, I would look closely at electrical.

Genesee County has been hit VERY hard but I have a feeling there's a lot of money still to be made around here.

Then I'm usually back home to finish some administrative details, exercise in between and then off to city hall or county recorder's office (only one, the WORST one in customer service, isn't online - the other 3 that I use are all online).