The Ideal Motivated Seller

[Kyle Mailloux]

I'm mostly interested in buy and hold multifamily properties in the South Florida market but leads have become a little difficult to come by so I am considering starting a marketing campaign to target motivated sellers. I know a lot of people have success with bandit signs and direct mailing but I'd like to narrow my search down using the public records. My thought is to look for absentee owners, eviction records, tax liens, and probate records at a minimum but there is a lot of data to analyze. So my question is, for those that have had success targeting motivated sellers, what is the number one thing you look for and how do you find it? I know that is not an easy question to answer but any information is greatly appreciated!