Need some guidance

[AIR]

So there used to be a golf course right in the middle of my town, about a year ago it closed down with talk around town about condo's, shopping centers, etc being built in this area. The location is absolutely perfect, King of Prussia not sure if anyone has heard of the town but it is the second largest Mall in the country, it is located about 1 min from shopping, 15 min from Philadelphia, 1 min from all major roads (PA turnpike, etc) I see a huge opportunity here the only problem is I dont know where/who to begin looking or speaking too. I would imagine there is going to be a large company taking on this project. I have driven by the site about 15 times looking for signs or contact info., asking people but nobody seems to know anything. I basically want to get in on the action, whether it be buying a condo(s) pre-construction, buying/leasing a storefront, or land to build my own property. I know anything that is built in this area will succeed without any doubt in my mind.

So I need some guidance, where/who should I contact to find out who is in charge of this project? If I cant find any contact info. or nobody around town knows anything what are my options (state department, court records?) Any tips, recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!!

[Jeffery (LCLA)]

I suggest you review tax records for property and see who and where the tax statements to. That will give you a good idea of who has an interest in the property. Send a contact request to that person.

[Aldo]

I have no knowledge, experience, or personal interest in this type of investment , but let me bore you with my thoughts, anyway. For what it's worth, I think:

Jeffery is right on the money. The property owner is the one with the answers as well as the one who makes the decisions. I'd think that there more than a few heavy-hitters watching this diamond-in-the-rough closer than most of us have watched anything which makes your approach different. Without that, any contact attempt may be 'inadvertently misplaced'. You don't want the whole ball of wax, you just want a piece of the action and I think that's much to your advantage.

This appears to be an unusual opportunity so, unless you're experienced is this type of thing, you'll want to use unusual means to get your foot in the door. After finding the owner, I'd seriously consider having an attorney send a letter to that owner which describes your interest with slight exaggeration.

Okay, time to wake up. Methinks there's a more worthy reply waiting in the wings.

[AIR]

I suggest you review tax records for property and see who and where the tax statements to. That will give you a good idea of who has an interest in the property. Send a contact request to that person.

where do I look for the tax records?

[Dan Auito]

County court house, but I would go to planning and zoning to see what they have approved for that location first.

[AIR]

I just got back from a short ride through a small town, I was looking at a couple houses and I noticed a few houses that looked to abandoned or boarded up, the area is actually pretty nice. I was wondering how to get in contact with these owners, any ideas? I was thinking of sending letters but if nobody lives there kinda pointless right?

[StepUp]

Check the County Tax Assessor's records for that property. You can often find it online. However, due to privacy concerns, my own Assessor's office doesn't give out names online. If you still can't find it, I have a subscription service that finds property info (owner name, APN #, bedrooms, baths, lot size, etc.). It also will run comps for you. Let me know, and you can PM me if you want to pursue it...

Eric

[Debbie]

However, due to privacy concerns, my own Assessor's office doesn't give out names online. If you still can't find it, I have a subscription service that finds property info (owner name, APN #, bedrooms, baths, lot size, etc.). It also will run comps for you. Let me know, and you can PM me if you want to pursue it...

Eric

Eric,

Is there a reason why you can't provide the name of your subscription service?

Debbie

[StepUp]

It's called QuickComp. I have access to it thru my JG Banks membership (RE investing, concentrating on probate properties). I imagine anyone can subscribe - I don't know what their rates are.