Pulling public data automatically?

[Jason Barnett]

Perhaps this is what all of those "foreclosure data providers" will give to you, but I got the itch to write some web programs and I've got some ideas.

When researching a foreclosure I would think you would want the following pieces of information:

Land / Parcel ID for the property
Deed for the property
Liens against the property (mortgage, HELOC, judgments, etc.)
Tax records
Contact information for the owner of the property
Court cases against the owner of the property (foreclosure, utility companies suing for past due bills, etc.)
Public health records (e.g. was the building condemned?)

Now mind you, I have no intention of doing all of this on a national scale. I only intend to do this only in my county so this task is manageable. So my question is... as an investor can you think of anything else that is in the public domain that I could / should find out about a property in foreclosure? If that information is freely available then we might as well make efficient usage of it. :mrgreen: