Be specific on the value you can add? 

Any specific brand you have found to be more reliable than the others?

This is all very state/county specific though so check into it more. 

Foreclosure is extremely state-specific as well as county-specific and sometimes city-specific, and you need to study the process carefully before you wade in and bid.

In fact the Original owner specifically noted on modification under penalty of perjury that they had not transferred ownership of property.

While I cannot talk to the specific of Chesapeake, etc..

These contracts tend to be set up as loans with general liens (not property specific) and a loan to you.  

I remember reading a book several years ago about an investor who specialized in this  (it could have been this one: "Swapping Real Estate for Fun and Profit"), but I need something a little more specific. 

This is my first direct mail campaign, but I am going to try to market specifically to seller’s.

Ask more specific questions!