Driving for dollars question

[Alec Anderson]

Hello,

I've started driving for dollars around my local area in East Ridge and Chattanooga, TN and have began to accumulate a list of vacant looking properties. Sometimes when I look them up on the tax assessor website I get the name of an owner occupant, and then I'll google their name and find an obituary.. How do others proceed in this situation? Is their information on who to contact at the courthouse or online somewhere? Would I mail the house a letter and hope it gets forwarded to someone? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!