How to show addition

[Shawn Thom]

I'm working a rehab & sell on a smaller house that was originally a little over 1400 square feet. It has an addition on it that is about 250sq ft. Tax records still show the 1400 square feet size.

When I go to sell it, how should I show the size? I have seen MLS showing on some houses where it is listed as 1400/tax, or 1650/owner, or 1650/appraiser (assuming you got the square footage from an appraisal).

Any suggestions on how to proceed?

[Account Closed]

First I would want to verify that appropriate permits and inspections were done. I have seen way to many cases where problems came up because unpermitted work.

Buyers may have trouble before or after a purchase. Appraisers may lower the Market Value because of the unpermitted work or not remedies that must be done to have a certain value. The county may also make issue of the unpermitted work.

All in all. I would want to make sure the proper permits and inspections are recorded. It is quite possible though that the online records are not up-to-date. Researching the records at the county office may give you the information without unnecessarily informing the county at this time possible unpermitted work was done.