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Cameron Porter
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Detroit
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Locating seller of distressed properties

Cameron Porter
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Detroit
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My mail carrier gave me a list of distressed properties in Detroit. They're vacant. How would I go about finding the sellers? Is it really worth it being that there could be a huge tax lien. Some of the properties are in decent appreciating neighborhoods 

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Drew Sygit
  • Property Manager
  • Royal Oak, MI
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Drew Sygit
  • Property Manager
  • Royal Oak, MI
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@Cameron Porter here are steps:

1) Pull PRD to find taxpayer name & address

2) Use Michigan Business Lookup if an LLC
- Use Google Streetview to see if address is home or office & check registered agent
--- Many investors use their name & home address when forming LLC

3) Get a whitepages account for $10/month to search names & address for phone(s) & email(s)

4) Start calling & emailing!

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