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. 

@Ilya SchroederTry checking the County auditors' website.

Use the county auditor site to locate the owner, personal or LLC owner, then use internet tools to locate the persons phone number, address and email.

@Paul Stamm While most county auditor sites are a good starting point for zoning, always call the actual local zoning or building department to confirm they actually allow what the county says it allows.

Does anyone have referrals for a Grocery store auditor? 

When the auditor stamped the No Change Audit with a rubber stamp I left my CPA's office because I was running my company with 60 employees and was working in the field on construction projects.