I've checked county auditors list and found owners but the road is stopping there after solving the obvious which is personal or company name listed and basic info the auditor provides which is usually the same address that's vacant. 

@Marcos Gonzalez Call your local county auditor.

I would also refer to the Cuyahoga County auditor site and see the actual tax rate for each property for the most recent year. 

I assure you that your utility company, tax auditor and insurance company could care less about keeping your costs low.

And, the IRS is hiring extra auditors to better scrutinize depreciation schedules going forward. 

I am going to be interviewing my local county auditor today and asking him questions about how property taxes are established and raised or decreased over time.

In Cleveland we have a very well built County Auditor site that can provide a lot of data about a property and the taxes.

Meaning you expect the auditor to up the taxes to what you paid for the property. 

In Ohio (not sure for Michigan) you can usually find the owner on the county auditors site.

@Bethany Baroody I am by no means an expert here but currently my major off market deal finding methods are 2 fold.  1) walking for dollars and direct mail through DealMachine, I live in one of the hottest investment areas in Columbus so I have the luxury of being able to walk in my area and start pulling leads with Deal Machine.2) I'm pulling lists off the county auditor that meet what I'm looking for, and work through that list with hand written notes every morning.