Even in interactions that should have been purely social or even when an officer was dealing with a customer it sometimes felt like the officer was interrogating the other person.

My inner social worker wants to tell them as soon as possible.

Sometimes an interesting negotiation technique is to say that you can only pay a certain amount if the seller is willing to finance the deal at a certain, slightly below market rate with the understanding of some balloon payment.Sometimes their fear of owner finance will get them to negotiate more aggressively.You could also offer the 46500, then get a contractor in the house and renegotiate if necessary.All the best in your investing

Social Science Education.

You need an attorney in the financial arena keeping up with new regulations, not really an RE type and certainly not one dealing in family law , traffic tickets and social security claims.Overall, good comments Dion, as usual

Now that everyone is on the internet, have you considered contacting people via Facebook, email, Linked In, G+, or one of the bazillion social media sites out there?

One technique I followed when I was starting and only had few properties like you was to gather all the cash I could to one place.

Mail them letters, ask your neighbors if you know where they went, find them on facebook or other social media.

We use different techniques depending on severity.

It’s scary to learn that many are hoping that Social Security alone will support them for the rest of their lives