How do you find property ownership?

[Frank]

I am trying to figure out who owns a piece of property that I have known to be vacant for 20+ years. Every search I try on DCAD (since its in Dallas) shows no record found. How is that possible? I even tried the house next door which is occupied and it doesn't come up either.

[abecx]

How large of a property is it an what county?

[Sean88gt]

Go old school and head to the court house.

[Sleeper]

Court house.

[Frank]

How large of a property is it an what county?

Just a small residential lot with a house on it. Dallas County, City of Dallas hence my searches on (DCAD) Dallas Central Appraisal District.

[dcs13]

Certain people can have their information removed from those sites (public officials,judges,cops,etc) Maybe John Wiley Price owns it...

[lincolnboy]

House of the court

[Cooter]

county clerk

[lincolnboy]

Where is Nate . Maybe he can look it up.

[dsrtuckteezy]

Where is Nate . Maybe he can look it up.

ya im sure he'll get right on that. dumbass

[lincolnboy]

And its say "maybe" what does that mean i wonder.

[black50]

county clerk

This..

Had to do it a couple years ago, the clerk showed me the records room and she left me there to start digging...looked through some micro-film, then to the books and found what I was looking for...only took about 30min

[War Machine]

I don't know what the county clerk will tell you that CAD would not. I sent you a PM, I can try and track it down for you.

[Cooter]

I haven't looked on Dallas CAD website, but some counties have limited info avail online vs. their actual central clerk office

[slow84lx]

For free at the courthouse as already mentioned. For a fee a title company could find out also. If you have a friend who is a real estate agent / broker they may have access to the tax rolls through their network which would be another free way to find the property owner.