Never let a realtor find you a house. Here's the system that actually works. 🏠 Go to your county clerk website and pull up the property records search. Look specifically for notices of lis pendens — filter by date and grab the newest ones. These are properties with active tax lawsuits, which means the owner is in real financial trouble and the clock is ticking on their situation. Take each address over to the county tax assessor and search up the owner. Get their name, their mailing address, ev