John is correct, if they accept $10, then you just cut them a check and proceed accordingly.Now I come from the school of putting down a large chunk for earnest money to show that I am serious and not playing games.There are enough contingencies that can be written to protect your money, and if I want the deal, I want the deal.I know many people will disagree with me on this, but that is just my personal preference.

For "current" sales, look for:"Report Of Foreclosure Sale/Resale" http://www.nccourts.org/forms/Documents/671.pdf"Notice Of Upset Bid Notice To Trustee Or Mortagee"http://www.nccourts.org/forms/Documents/452.pdfSome courthouses have these filings in a 3-ring binder for public convenience.

This is a public forum and if your method is legal and valid, you should not be getting any "heat" from anyone.

I came across a vacant property, public records show title is the name of trust ("Alex Smith Revocable Trust") - I wanted to see if it makes sense to contact Alex Smith regarding selling the property.The trust documents are not public for obvious reasons......

They have a database of all the Public Announcements (which is what the tax sales fall under here) by Parish.

However, a land trust provides absolutely no asset protection.

Just remember we live in a liberal state, we have too many laws protecting tenants.

Why is it a good neighborhood, what are the values of the properties, what is a good deal and what is a bad deal in a given neighborhood market, is it up and coming or trending downward, are the schools good, is it near public transportaion (which I find particularly important for residential rental properties).

Like anyone else they do not like being disturbed while asleep, But for that to be effective all of their entrances must be blocked so they will not return and any workers must be protected fully.

The only thing you can do is watch the public records after the home sells and see if the sales amount is less than what you offered, but that does not guarantee anything.