The unit is under a joint lease between 3 people.  2 of the 3 people indicated January 1st they'll be moving out (without the proper 30 day written notice required in the lease). 

“House hack” indicates you would, in which case the people would be considered roommates whick would be totally legal.  

The fact that competitions is intense has for sure made it harder to find deals, but doesn't necessarily indicate that the competition is irrational.

Hello, Frank; as Richard indicated, when you see "Executor", "Personal Representative, or Administrator," most likely it is going through the probate process in that particular state. 

As I indicated f/f debt is basically free money.  

I'm curious about opinions here on the future of Portland's real estate market and if there are any leading indicators you're looking at.I think it'd be hard to deny Portland has had a tough year with coronavirus, wildfire and civil unrest.

I haven't had a problem yet that has not been resolved by going this far in the process but if needed a next step I would probably indicate to all parties that I planned to pursue collection in the courts and this would affect all of their credit history, etc.. 

If the legal description of that property (and the adjacent ones) indicates that it "binds upon" that old county road, the owner likely owns to the middle of that road.

If rent prices have been going up and vacancies down, that may be an indicator of a sellers-market making finding good tenants easier.The data is a little raw (especially for census data), so if you have any trouble feel free to message me and I'll try to help you out!

Other than absentee owners, are there any indicators I should look for when determining if I should attempt to contact the owner?