County Records show wrong information

[Eric Selinter]

Hey all!

I am putting an offer on my first rental place/first house in general!  After looking at the records I found that the property has wrong information listed on the County Property Appraiser website. The property consists of a 2/1-1/1 duplex with a 1/1 cottage behind it. However, on the County site it has the main building listed as a 5/2 with the 1/1. This is my first time buying a house and I am scared of something going wrong. It is in a historic neighborhood too, so I just am nervous that the 5/2 was converted to a duplex and the County doesn't know. Has anyone had this happen? Is this is big deal?

Thank you so much, I am very green to all of this and really would like some of your seasoned input.

[Wayne Brooks]

Good catch, probably an illegal, unpermitted, division. Verify before you go any further, especially on a historic district.