How To Find The Owner?
I was driving down a street and found a 15 unit building that is condemed. Looks like it needs a good bit of work but I'm up to the challenge. I was wondering if anyone knew how to find the owner to talk to him.
Hi,
You can go to the county realeaste tax office and give them the address to property and they will give you the name of the owner and the current address that they have. Sometimes they do not have a forward address on file so then you problably might need to pay a fee to a company that find home owners. :-D
Where would I find a company to do this??
You can search this site. A couple of companies I know are Knowx and Deadleads. You can do a Googlle search also.
First I would get a copy of the tax record and the deed and run down any and all names mentioned. If no luck there then as the preious post said, hire a skip tracer.
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If its condemned that requires a court proceeding. The owner had to be given notice, served, etc. Probably at least hired an attny to appear on their behalf. and the court case is public record and therefore easy to find and track
Ty that sounds like a good place to start. Now would I go to the Municipality for that court information or go there to find out about the condemed stuff.
Oh ya one more thing about the building tax information. I looked up the tax information online and the guy hasnt paid his taxes in 3 years. Also the Tax Bill Mailing address is another property that he owns, with that tax bill mailing address being the same. Should I start by sending a letter there or just go straight to the municipality because of it being condemned.
I have a question similar to this as well. If there are no noticeable signs on property saying its condemned, but the property is boarded up and vacant, is it will I need to take the same steps as with a condemned property or is it just a matter of contacting the owner and making a deal?
Also, once the deal is set are there any extra steps that I'll need to take because the property is boarded up and/or vacant to get the work permits and other paperwork necessary to begin the rehab?
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On 2004-05-14 18:19, QuietStorm wrote:
I have a question similar to this as well. If there are no noticeable signs on property saying its condemned, but the property is boarded up and vacant, is it will I need to take the same steps as with a condemned property or is it just a matter of contacting the owner and making a deal?
Also, once the deal is set are there any extra steps that I'll need to take because the property is boarded up and/or vacant to get the work permits and other paperwork necessary to begin the rehab?
Try contacting the owner first, you may be able to get a great deal on it, as he may be looking just to get it off his hands seeing the condition that the building is in.
Go to the county courthouse where the property is located and look up the owner's name and current address. Sometimes the current address of the owner is not updated. If thats is the case, you may want to hire someone to find the owner for you. I use www.findthseller.com Its $24.95 per search and is very helpful in my real estate career.
Mimi