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I'm just starting out in Investing and I have seen all these abandoned homes but some have no numbers on the homes and the ones I do have I'm having trouble finding out who the owners are and hole addresses. How do I find out the addresses and the owners? Washington State.  Jessica

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Hi Jessica,

That sounds exciting.

You need to start with a map and try to figure out the approximate location on the map.  Then go to the local tax assessor's office where they have all the records of the property owners as well as tax maps which show the properties on a map that will look like a survey.  You can compare your map with the tax map to locate the property you need simply by counting houses/lots from one that you can identify.

Let me know if this works for you.

Hans

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Hans Weber, Licensed Broker Associate

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I am able to answer questions related to buying or selling residential real estate in New York. There are many questions buyers and sellers have about the process of buying or selling a home that they are afraid to ask or that might seem too simple to ask. For instance: in a house, why do some doors open in and some doors open out?

Experience

Licensed real estate agent in New York State in 1988.
Serving buyers and sellers as a full time occupation since 1988 with over 300 successful residential real estate transactions.

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National Association of Realtors.
Westchester County Board of Realtors.

Education/Credentials
Graduate of Pace University in 1988 majoring in business and minors in taxation and computer science.

Awards and Honors
Consistently one of top sales awarding winning agents for Coldwell Banker in Westchester County.

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