Other than door knocking the neighbors is there another way of tracking down the owner?

You can also knock on the door, or try looking at the planning records for the permit at the municipality location. 

Happy investing.If a property is in pre foreclosure with an outstanding balance of ~$80,000 + fees and interest, can I knock on the owners door and offer them an amount, say $120,000 and go through a normal sale?

Maybe you can glean some info from there, or you could even just go knock on their door.5.

I was informed that the neighbour expressed interest in buying but I don't have his contact details and can't find it online.I'm hoping someone can knock on the property next door and get the owner's number from the tenant.

You can typically "knock" on the wall and hear where the studs are if you don't have a stud finder. 

Start driving around and knocking on doors.

Gravel road and all the POH should knock the price down though.. 

Hey @Gilbert Ross Jr ,There are so many marketing strategies you can use it just depends on what works best for you given the nature of your business.For instance, I like to use door knocking and YouTube videos to find motivated sellers.

Tread lightly here as I believe it's against the law to take anything out of the box or possibly open it without permission3) Knock on the neighbors door and simply ask.