Probates & Notice to Creditors

[Josh Norris]

Ive been following the probate discussions for the past few weeks and am looking to get into marketing to these leads, currently focusing on tax foreclosure and inheritance.  I have started doing some research and have found the business journal in my county publishes the notice to creditor for probate filings.  Doing a little more research it looks like this is not mandatory but will definitely speed the probate process up.

Are the successful probate marketers getting the leads before the notice to creditors or waiting until that notice is published?

Also how are you finding the address of the representative once you find out their name?  I know that I could look up their name not the county recorders site but that would only turn up results if they own property or live in that specific county.

Thank You in advance for the comments,

Josh

[Rick H.]

He's probably referring to the trials and tribulations of Joe Kaiser in his loosing battle with the WA state and Joe's nemesis, Rob McKenna (hope I have the name right).

You can search online but the end story is that Joe, who I know, got sideways with various WA county tax collectors who collective turned on him. Joe, being Joe, decided to play his cards like he could beat the state AG. He sent volleys of personal attacks on the AG and failed to get consumer sympathy from his sellers. 

The play was to solicit owners of tax defaulted properties prior to sale, buy for a big discount, then apply for the surplus funds generated by the sale as the (new) owner of record.

I doubt if there are any statutes concerning buying real property from record owner prior to tax sale if the new buyer cures the default. 

Check out Rick Dawson's Deed Grabber program and Jack Bosch's, as well.