Quick Way to Research Apartment Buildings?

Question

Is there a website somewhere that I could use research addresses to find out the number of units (as well as the property type)?

The Land Use codes are very intermingled in the county I operate-within, so I can't go by that alone.

There's a Realtor in our office, so we are able to look subject properties up on the MLS, but that is pretty useless unless there's a picture provided in Realcomp.

I need a quick way to find out the number of units a property has, but I've yet to find a single, reliable place where I can obtain this information.

I get presented with 123 Main St (for example), and I we may get lucky and see some pictures in Realcomp (which helps), but if there are no pictures, I have yet to find a quick way to find out

1) What kind of property 123 Main St. is, b/c the land use code associated with it encompasses apartments, strip malls, and everything else into one code

2) The number of units a building has

Sometimes I'll get lucky and find an old loopnet listing that may help, but that's a crap shoot.

Do you know of a place where I can quickly obtain these two pieces of information on a particular property so I can save time and headache?

Alvin Grier · Answer

@Jamal Okon nothing too exciting, I got a little too excited.  In Realcomp, I'm told you can see any old listings for the property in the past.  If there are any, there's a "Number of units" field there that you can reference, as well as pictures.

If that doesn't work, the next best thing is to pull it up in Google and check out a street view of the property.

Jamal Okon · Answer

@Alvin Grier what did you discover?

Alvin Grier · Answer

Figured it out.  Boy do I feel like an idiot.  LOL!  Happy investing.