Learn How To Find Foreclosures In Your Neighborhood
This is how I have found a few foreclosures in neighborhoods that are around my house
. This takes some time but it does work and many times you can get a home even before the house goes into pre-foreclosure. Pre-foreclosures are homes before they are sold at auction or actually owned by the bank.
Make sure you have a pen and notepad with you all the time. You never know when you are going to find a prospective house. Dont drive around a neighborhood that you will be unsafe, besides you dont want a home there anyway. What you are looking for are homes that look bad from the outside. The grass is uncut, the bushes havent been watered, it needs a coat of paint. When you find a home like this, write down the address. You will need the house number and the full street name, ex. 1234 West Somewhere Ave.
When you get home get onto the county accessors page, in Maricopa County, Arizona the link is http://www.maricopa.gov/Assessor/. Choose Advanced Search Options. On the next page enter the house number and name of the street. Press submit.
What this will give you is the name of the person who owns the house and their address. It may be different from the address of the home which means the home could be a rental. It will also give you the purchase price and when it was purchased.