I was poking around on the local appraisal district website in a rural county and found a few parcels of land that are owned by an "estate" and a couple by a trust. I'm familiar with a couple of the places and they look like no one has touched them in a long long time.
I assume someone is paying the property taxes or they would've been sold on the courthouse steps. Although I don't know how long that would take.
I'm thinking about sending a letter to a few of those and asking if they are interested in selling to let me know.
Any experience with this sort of thing? What could go wrong? Assuming I got a response from an interested seller, what type of complications might be waiting for me?
I assume someone is paying the property taxes or they would've been sold on the courthouse steps. Although I don't know how long that would take.
I'm thinking about sending a letter to a few of those and asking if they are interested in selling to let me know.
Any experience with this sort of thing? What could go wrong? Assuming I got a response from an interested seller, what type of complications might be waiting for me?