Hello BP,I am looking at a short sale and have looked through the documents on the auditor's website and found something interesting.

You could check the property owner records on your county auditor's site...but assuming many people have the same name, that might prove difficult, unless you have some other identifying info that would ensure you got the right person.

Have you tried the rental registration page for that property on the auditor's site?

Will it only be discovered during an audit or are there some other checks and balances in place?

I have worked as an Auditor, Tax Preparer, Controller, and now as a remotely based bookkeeper. 

I'm a CPA and worked in public accounting as a financial statement auditor for 3 years, and have since moved on to an accounting role at a large corporation here in town. 

i used to go to Michigan for business trip when I was an Auditor based in Chicago, and always drove past the Kalamazoo!

Hi Mark,I used the actual values from the county auditor's website.

As an auditor I have a habit of running my finger over the signature to feel the texture bump of an original signature.

Going off that train of thought I could also use the county auditor site and do the same search.