Screening is important and don't skip on requirements that but what I see in the forums time and time again is co-signing.

It will also download and enter all the checks and credit card transactions for you so you can skip that step. 

If this is a temptation, outsource the website to a reputable person, or skip it and work on something that will make you money now.  

Upon searching public records and using skip tracing software I found the information I needed but what is the best way to reach out to someone in this situation?

The prior owner skipped town, owning this bank a $300K mortgage, plus 3 other $300K mortgages. 

If necessary use a “paid service[] like accurint and skip tracers that will usually be able to find them.”3.6.3.Chris Feltus – and Driving For Dollars Thread on BPChris Feltus also provided some worthwhile content on D4D – and the aftermath of generating a mailing list.Feltus also has an interesting tactic: He imposes an image of vacant properties onto the envelopes he mails to the owners.

So you can't buy a 200k home and rent it for 1,600.. investors buy and large will skip over those as not enough cash flow.... even though you could today go into Madison MS.. and right into the neighborhood I am invested in and buy my home from me for 190k that rents for 1600.. and have a great rental.. but investors don't look for those... the bread and butter of turn key is usually the investor who wants to put that 20 to 30k down and if they have a hundred or two hundred grand liquid the want to buy 4 to 8 of them.. and that moves them squarely back into the B C class as opposed to what our new construction is which is A class.

Do I skip this deal and move on?

Not sure if you can skip that and go to small claims though...

I am going to skip a couple of my previous flips and start posting about a small 1300 sq ft house that I just bought in Ontario with $40,000 in repairs and a good amount of back taxes owed.