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Zach Midwood
  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Bedford, MA
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Trouble Finding “For Sale by Owner” seller

Zach Midwood
  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Bedford, MA
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Hi everyone, My name is Zach and I am new to BP. I am 26 years old and beginning my journey in real estate investing in the southeastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island areas. I recently came across a single family home in my area that has a sign on the door saying “for sale by owner” but there is no contact info anywhere on the house. I called the town hall (assessors, clerk, and collectors offices) and found out that the owner had passed away. I know the son’s name by reading the obituary but no contact info. How can I go about tracking down a phone number of the owner of this property? If this property works out my plan would be to pursue a FHA owner occupancy loan, live in it for a year and fix up, move out after a year and rent the property out. However, I am open to any suggestions. Very new to this and educating myself every day. Excited to make my first deal! Zach

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