How to contact owner of abandoned property?

How to contact owner of abandoned property?

New to Real Estate · East Chicago IN / Fort Wayne, IN · Member since 2020 · 14 posts · 16 votes

Hey people,

Quick question for you all. So its a really nice property right around the corner from where I am renting from and its been abandoned for some time now. I just looked at the property from the outside yesterday and noticed it had a sign on the door that said available with a phone number attached. I tried calling that number and the phone was disconnected- it was also an out of state number. 

How would you guys go about trying to hunt down the owner of this property and making a possible deal?

Any suggestions?

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Rental Property Investor · Northern, CA · Member since 2012 · 5k+ posts · 5k+ votes
5y

@Danni Green  You can usually get owner contact info from your county assessor's office.  You have two cities listed in your profile, so I'm not sure which county you're actually in and referring to.

However, I just did some quick research and here are the county assessor's websites for both of your listed cities where you can run the address and pull up the property owner's name & mailing address:

Lake County Indiana Assessor's parcel search page

Allen County Indiana property records search page

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  • Rental Property Investor · North Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2018 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    @Danni Green

    You can go to the city or county and find the name and address of the owner. Send them a letter. You might also be able to find their phone number.

  • Rental Property Investor · Northern, CA · Member since 2012 · 5k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    5y

    @Danni Green  You can usually get owner contact info from your county assessor's office.  You have two cities listed in your profile, so I'm not sure which county you're actually in and referring to.

    However, I just did some quick research and here are the county assessor's websites for both of your listed cities where you can run the address and pull up the property owner's name & mailing address:

    Lake County Indiana Assessor's parcel search page

    Allen County Indiana property records search page

  • Mount Juliet, TN · Member since 2013 · 8 posts · 0 votes
    5y

    Go to the county website for your local tax collector. They have the address of the person who pays the yearly property taxes and it is free.

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