Vacant houses and who to contact

[Dorian Dixon]

I’ve come across some houses in a low income neighborhood that are vacant and boarded up.. how do I go about contacting the owners, or where do I go to get information on these properties

[Tahra Wright]

@Dorian Dixon  The first place to search is the tax records.  The tax records will indicate who the owners are and their mailing address.  If the mailing address is the same as the vacant property then I look them up in the online white pages.  Sometimes (most of the time) you can find their current mailing address which is different than the property address and there are sometimes telephone numbers, too.  I mail to both addresses (the could still have mail forwarding) and then call them.  If it's been foreclosed and is owned by the bank or another lender, no point wasting your stamps on those.  Wait for the bank to list it. Hope that helps.