Thanks for the helpful information! 

Agh - I think my post may have come off as a little insensitive; I'm more concerned about finding additional information on the delays/re-inspections/costs associated with extended contract periods rather than making a buck at someone expense.Given that we may have to delay our closing, I'm curious if anyone has experienced similar scenarios where they were required to re-inspect, re-appraise, etc. following a hurricane strike.

My understanding is that if you acquire the deed to a property through a tax sale that you are required to inform any and all heirs/owners of the property in writing (and possibly receive some sort of receipt of such), and if you miss one heir or owner then they can come back years later and claim ownership of the property.Can someone shed some light on this type of transaction, specifically what are the risks involved in such a transaction? 

with permission of the homeowner most water companies will give you the monthly reports for over a year I recently made a sale and the new owner asked for this info I was able to download the information for him with monthly usage,great graphs, and of course billing i could have went back over 3 years 

What a great place for access to information and the forum to discuss all things REI. 

You can A spend hours and hours on the web watching hour and a half long videos, be clueless of where to go, get sold a training that costs 5k plus (for information that you can learn on the web for free if you look hard enough, bigger pockets,crinoline, youtube, google, reitipster, ..the list goes on forever.

Thanks for the advice Will Gaston some great information.

If not then does anyone know of a reliable place to get that information if I only know the name?

Thank you Joe for your detail and informative response.

Is there some service that can provide contact information (name, address) of folks who are currently a 2-3 months late on their mortgage or possibly in a pre-foreclosure situation?