I’m having difficulty in finding the home owner to an abandoned house with lots of equity. With the exception of land records, city records, white pages or neighbors… does anyone know a good skip tracer or any other way of locating people?
You can access the same data skip tracers have, and at a fraction of the price, by creating an account at www.merlindata.com. Your standard searches are only $2.50 with Merlin, compared with $25 for a standard skip trace. You will be required to fund your account in advance and you must have a business entity and show proof that you are a business that has an authorized need for their services…it’s a rather involved process to get signed up with them. Totally worth it though!
Hi alwaysMakingMoney, try www.findtheseller.com. Their service is affordable and effective. Best wishes
I would talk to the neighbors first. And if I had no luck I would do what nsu1997 said or my favorite is to post a sign on the front yard saying " Must Sell House Fast For Cash" You build your buyers list and might have the owner call.
Cheers 
Sean
Try Facebook, you have no clue, how many owners I have been successful able to find on there. It’s potency is Incredible!! In addition, you can try 800Free411.com if you need the state they currently reside in.
Otherwise, I would highly recommend FindTheSeller.com.
Best of Luck to you!