Out of town owners
What do you think about focusing on out of town owners for wholesaling? Going down to the courthouse and compiling a list of names of out of town owners and targeting them?
I would like input on the idea. 
Good idea Abbyllord.
You might want to look through the recent divorce files as well. Sometimes the ex-husband and wife just want to get rid of the house.
Contacting the cities code violation department is another.
If I were to go to the courthouse to find these records, what records/files would I request to look at? and what area of the courthouse would I go to?