Working with county to adjust Bedroom and Square Footage info

[Narayanan Bakthisaran]

All,

I am encountering a couple of situations where the bedroom count and the Square footage at the county records appear to be lower than what the houses truly have. 

1) Typically what is the process to get this information corrected and how long does the process take? How much would it cost?

2) In one case the seller completed the addition of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms without pulling any county permits. What risks do you see if working with the county to fix this information? 

I would like to hear other investor experiences in this area. 

Thanks,

Narayanan