Is there a way to look up who owns a particular commercial property?
[{"id": "eetm317", "text": "The tax assessor webpage.", "replies": [{"id": "eetn825", "text": "Thanks a ton", "replies": [{"id": "eetoxds", "text": "Careful - I agree 98% but in some areas, this may be the address to send tax statements and not necessarily the owner. Especially if tenants pay/reimburse taxes, they may send the statement straight to the tenant rather than owner.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "eetq9a6", "text": "In some areas the county recorder might even have deeds and contracts online.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eetm7kr", "text": "Title will have that information. Certain counties have info that you can access. \n\nOnce you have the legal identity of the owner, you will need to find out who owns it behind the LLC. Your states department of corporations will have that info usually. ", "replies": [{"id": "eettoas", "text": "Does title mean deed? Or is there something separate you can pull beyond what\u2019s available in a register of deeds?", "replies": [{"id": "eetufp3", "text": "Yes, the title is the deed on the property. The grant deed will have who signed for the property, which is useful when tracking down people in an llc. \n\nTitle will also have their mailing address, which often goes to their lawyer or registered agent, not the people you are trying to reach. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eetmsak", "text": "This is all I do during the day.\n\n1. Go to the local PVA\n2. Find the owner/LLC\n3. Search the LLC on your secretary of state site\n4. Mail them a letter", "replies": [{"id": "eetn8ez", "text": "Thanks!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "eeuvbut", "text": "Interesting.   Would you mind sharing a bit more?\n\nIs this for prospecting and cold calling?  Does this method work pretty well for you? ", "replies": [{"id": "eeuxt7e", "text": "Not at all. I don\u2019t like on-market stuff, and my clients rarely do too. Everything is always overpriced, I have to compete against other agents, and it\u2019s limited to what\u2019s on-market.\n\nI acquire specific demands from my clients and I hunt those properties down, send a letter, and negotiate a deal completely off-market. If someone isn\u2019t interested no worries, they\u2019ll hopefully remember me when they do want to sell.\n\nIt\u2019s boring, but it\u2019s fun once you get enough traction and learn how to speed through the process.", "replies": [{"id": "eeuy2tu", "text": "Ah, okay that makes perfect sense.  Great strategy!  Thanks so much for the information. \n\nI live in Chicago and am in Logistics sales, but always think about CRE and have always been interested in becoming a broker, and I think I will\nmake the transition in the next few years. \n\n", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eetp2p6", "text": "Pull title.  At least in Canada it\u2019s easy.  ", "replies": [{"id": "eett6gu", "text": "Some provinces are easier than others", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eeus4d1", "text": "Most commercial properties of value are held under an LLC in the USA. You may be able to determine somewhat who owns the LLC, but without the actual partnership agreement you\u2019ll never know the exact answer of who actually \u201cowns\u201d it. Frequently, the registered address of the LLC is a law firm office. Sometimes it helps to look at the actual deed and see who physically signed it. The deed of trust/mortgage may also tell you info the actual deed does not.  Throughout most of the US this info is managed on a county by county basis, but in some places like larger old cities and in the Northeast the records may be maintained by the town/borough/city.\n\nOf course in some cases, especially with smaller properties, the owner may just be an individual.", "replies": [{"id": "eeusxw7", "text": "Thank you. ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]