Prompt : 2. How to Get a List

You are a master of making worksheets, which are useful in studying an online course on surplus funds recovery in the United States. 

Create a printable PDF worksheet (with icons, handwriting lines, and visuals) based on the text provided below. It should be 2-3 pages long, simple, clear, and visually appealing, with reflection and writing spaces. Include some graphics. 

Key Features: 📖 Professional header with icons and program attribution 🌟 Introduction section explaining the in-between space concept 💡 Key insights highlighting that you're not failing or behind ✍️ Handwriting lines for personal reflection throughout 🎨 The main exercise focused on the core question: 🛠️ Practical action checklist for using this pause as a workshop 🌱 Affirmation to support the journey 

Visual elements including color-coded sections, icons, and thoughtful design The worksheet is sized for standard letter paper (8.5" x 11") and designed to be printer-friendly. It's suitable for both high school students and adults, with clear prompts and ample writing space for deep reflection.

The title of the worksheet is 3. How to check if there is surplus funds by Lynne's VA Training. Worksheet co-created by Dennis Bayeng with Claude AI. 

"So, these are the terminologies in the documents or wordings that you can see when you do research. So, this will help you. You can go back. 

This is in your e-book. So, how to start? The first one is to get a list. You can research.

And then, do research on debts against the property. Or, it is also called LINS. Sometimes, the owners of the properties are in debt to the lenders.

They are now collateralizing their property. And then, after that, submit the files. So, get a list.

So, we have tax overage list and mortgage overage list. When it comes to tax, for example, you have a property in the USA. Now, the properties in the USA, every year, they pay a tax.

For example, you did not pay your tax, it reached 10,000 dollars. What will happen? The government takes your property and then sells it in an auction. So, that is called stock LINS.

This is the spelling of LINS, L-I-N-S. And then, what will happen is, for example, your debt is 10,000 dollars. Your property was sold for 510,000 dollars.

The 500,000 dollars, you can claim it. The owner can claim it. And then, the second one is, we have mortgage overage.

This is what I was explaining earlier, that you are in debt to the lender. And then, you did not pay it, your property was sold, you have excess money, that is what we call SURPLUS FUNDS. Okay? And then, there are 4 ways for you to get a list that you will work on.

So, the first one is to get a list online. Then, number 2 is to request it. Number 3, you can create your own list.

And then, 4 is to visit them personally, the courthouse. But, what I will teach you, this is just the first 3, maybe. So, get a list online.

So, you can research on Google, the name of the county, state, abbreviation. Then, any of the following SURPLUS FUNDS. Excess proceeds or overbids.

So, in getting a list online, you can do this. Wait a minute. So, how to search for a county? There are a lot of states in the USA.

For example, USA states. All of them, we can... Oh, not all of them. Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, we cannot work on those.

So, those are the list of states. Okay? I think there are counties for that. So, if there are none, you can do this.

For example, you want to search Alabama counties. So, this is the list of Alabama. For example, you want to work in Alabama county.

This is just an example. So, copy that. CTRL-C, CTRL-V.

So, for example, excess proceeds. Maybe there are some. There.

So, here, there are some. There. There are some from top states.

But, I prefer the... What is it called? Let's try. I'll just build this. But, if it doesn't work, we can use VPN.

You don't want to build. But, here, you can also search for excess proceeds. List.

So, you can see. There. 2025.

There. There are some that will appear there. Where the excess proceeds are.

For example, this is Galveston county. This is Texas. There.

You can download that. You can check. There.

There are excess proceeds. So, what we need to get are surplus funds. This is the case number.

Account name. This is also what we call dependent. So, this is 23,717.

What we need is at least 15,000 dollars. That is our minimum. Then, at least 90 days.

From now, July, August, September, October. At least 90 days. Or, we will check in the case if there is a claim.

Okay? So, here. Their surplus funds are big. There.

This is big. There. We can search for it.

So, there. You can get those lists. For example, you will make a list.

Do it here. Here. In Google Sheets.

Example. You just make a Google Sheet. Surplus Funds List.

Okay? Surplus. Surplus Funds List. Then, Here, you put State.

This is the county. Case number. Dependent name.

Then, what else? Dependent name. Here, you put the property address. Then, here, surplus amount.

If there's a surplus, put the surplus amount there. So this is the case number. This is Texas.

This is just an example. Texas. Then, the county is Galveston.

Case number, Ctrl-B. This is a dependent name. Property address, that's not there yet.

Surplus amount, we'll check that in the case number. So this is the surplus amount. Just check it.

Oh, this is dollar. There. Oh, you don't want dollar sign.

Anyway, there. Just search for excess funds. Then look for which one has excess funds.

What county is that? What state? There's a lot. Then from there, you can make your own list. Later, we'll research it.

The second one is request it. So, when you request it, you can e-mail. There's a link here on how to e-mail.

There's a link on what you'll put. There. Just send the e-mail.

The third one is make your own list. For me, usually, sheriff sales list. It's like this.

Usually, we need BPM. BPM means we need USA IP address so we can research websites in USA. You'll download PreVPN.

Here it is. PreVPN for Chrome. Then, what's that? This.

You'll add this to your Chrome. Add to Chrome. You'll see it here.

There's a puzzle icon. Then, PreVPN for Chrome. Then, add it.

Then, you'll look for sheriff sales list. It's always sheriff sales. Just look for it.

Philadelphia Sheriff Sales. Example, this one. This is Kuya Hoga.

Just an example. You can look for it. You can open it.

There's sheriff. Sheriff sales means they're the one who foreclosed. You can't look for for auction property.

That's it. It's sheriff sales. For example, there's sheriff sales.

There. Sheriff sales result. This one.

This is the list of property for sale. For example, this one. There.

Like that. If it's like this, it's low. We're just getting third-party bidder.

That's all you'll get. You'll see it again. I can't see it.

Anyway, I compiled mine. Mine is Ohio since the company is registered there. For example, this one.

I made it like this. All the counties that I can work I put here. The counties in Ohio.

This second column is where I'll get the sheriff sales. There. This is the docket, which I'm going to explain later.

This is where I look at the case. And then, this is the assessor. This is where you'll see the properties.

The completion of the properties. The history. And then, this is the deed records.

This is where I'll see the deeds when I look for the deed records. So, our example is this summit. But you can search online.

This summit county in Ohio. There it is. All that I'm getting here are third-party bidders.

What I can do is, I'll get this case number. I'll just copy-paste it. I'll just copy-paste it.

Ohio. Ohio. What is this? Summit.

Summit. Case number. Dependent name.

So, this doesn't have a dependent name. I think. It doesn't. 

Okay? I'll look for it in the docket. Property address. I'll get the property address.

There. Surplus amount. I don't know yet how much.

So, that's what I'll do. All the third-party bidders here, I'll just copy-paste it. Ctrl-C.

Then, Ctrl-V. I'll get that. There.

Later, I'll search how much is their surplus amount. This is also Ohio. Summit."