According the the accessor's web site, the property property sold for $227,250)  I'm asian with a very asian name.

Look at Zillow, Craigslist, but particularly web sites for property managers because they tend to know the market best.

just go to zillow and click on the tax assessment link...it works in most counties...if that doesn't work, just go to county Web page or state department of assessment and look it up there...in Montgomery County Maryland for example I just do a Google search as follows...Montgomery County property tax search and it gets me directly to the link...in it you can search the address and it will display the owners name and mailing address, send all your mail there...if it gets returned, you have to try and find out who is in charge...always leave a note on the property...info case someone finds it...

There is a real estate forecaster named Bruce Norris who publishes reports on So Cal markets.  

Best Regards, Elder Jeffre Saint James, D.PSc, MBA - Trustee Saint James Holding and Investment Company Trust.Federal/1031 ExchangeOn August 16, 2004, Internal Revenue Bulletin 2004-33 was published in reference to Rev.

Bryan, 1. in order to get the address/plat from a legal description, you need to goto the county tax assessors web site and GIS site should be able to help you get an idea of where the property is located.  2.

Usually, local papers publish obituaries of people who died, and you can try that route first, to determine if the person died.If the person is still alive, it's more complicated, because you have no idea what the person wants to do with the property.

@Casey Mericle  as I recall and its only been 35 years ago  LOL.. my owner developer was offering these as an inducement to buy his product.. it was a freebie.. have to dust off the cob webs

So, let me summarize for anyone viewing this later (some of this is from the above notes and some of this is from discussions with my tax advisor):  (1) It is best to get a contract when using a service provider; worst case, get a quote that include TAX ID, business name and business address (2) Always get a W9 when using a service provider; my advisor told me that you can probably get away without obtaining a W9 from a national provider like Home Depot, Sears Home, etc, but technically the IRS expects you to get the W9; the burden of proof lies with you to prove you did not need to send a 1099, so in the case of Home Depot, etc, it is highly unlikely the IRS would fine you for not sending a 1099.(3) Using the TAX ID and business name provided on the W9 or quote, perform "TIN Verification" to verify that the business name matches the Tax ID; this can be done for $1 using a web site called www.1099online.com - or use any service you like to do this(4) There is no need to issue a 1099 to a corporation or LLC;  You are allowed to send 1099s to corps and LLCs, but those organizations are allowed to toss them out(5) Whenever more than $600 is paid to a sole proprietor (i.e. a company that is not a corp or LLC) then the IRS requires that you issue a 1099 to that sole proprietor.  

It's a web site.