Once I find the property that is in the civil suit, I locate the property owner by searching for the person who pays taxes on the property. 

I have a land parcel in the area of Richmond , VA , which i bought in a tax sale for a good price , it is 6.4 acres lot zoned residential in a great location surrounded by built houses also but needs and easement, i did the research for it how it gets solved , and the most convenient solution for it is that There is another 0.5 an acre adjacent to it , was already part of it and got separated by the old owner , which gives it an easement easily and that makes the whole lot easy to have other utilities based on the county opinion after talking to them and discussing that option , that parcel also past due on taxes , owner dead and heirs do not care about it and it is in the process of going to auction GOD knows when , but i assigned that case to a lawyer who had that case for almost 5 months and did not do anything to it after agreeing on filling for an easement by right through that adjacent parcel He did not seem to been working at all and i need to move the case to somebody else from the area who would start working on and has passion to do it ?

I would love to hear any feedback for any of the above regarding location or strategy in general.

I, too, am new and located in St Louis.

Based on the location I would guess it has been rented before.

Understanding how to locate deals in NJ.

I was looking at coming to you for a loan, but decided to go to your office and found out it is not even your location. 

We do turnkey in Birmingham and we focus solely on B/B+ properties, which typically run from $65k-$120k depending on the property and the locations, average rent of $950, so we know the area well.

New owner did walk thru with me prior to closing and was aware of condition of units.  

It's in 85254, so I knew I had location on my side.