She is adamant that it's a 3 bedroom and says the auditor sites list it as a 3 and an FHA appraiser said it's a 3.

Did you check the auditor's valuation?

I've been going to my auditor site...

Nursing home guidelines are telling patient's family that the house must be sold for what the auditor's appraised value.

Cuyahoga County Tax Map The good news is the auditors website will show the current taxes on a given property - just keep an eye out for the homestead exemption (older person / owner occupied house) and if you are buying the property tax will be adjusted for the new sale price.

Your strategy is a consideration for comps, as the comps you seek are also the catalyst for the strategy.For a while, before being an RE Brokerage - I heavily relied on comps from RE Agents, I sought out a RE Agent that was interested in a JV exchange of information: I am a numbers guy, RE agent was my gateway to information, I would trade deal analysis for the Agents clients for comp data access, the RE Agent sold more, I was able to buy more - win win :) Other alternate means, is triangulating data - Redfin, Zillow, Realtor, Property Auditor - be critical of all information, define a timeline and zone, I prefer .5mi-1mi. radius and 6mos trending, some like to use up to 1yr

It is classified on the auditors site as a 4-19 unit property.

From what I understand, the appraiser will need to argue the assessment when I go before the county auditors.

I found the bank info from our county auditor site, should I contact the bank?

I did a refi, last year to lower the rate on my school loans, so currently i owe 160k.I don't think i would be able to afford a 2-4 unit and live in one, but i would do that.I been saving and have some funds for the maintenance, vacancy and expenses that would cover most things, unless something drastically happens to my current unit.I'm an operations auditor for a large private company, the income combined income of my wife and i, would be able to pay both units if i had vacay and just had to cover both.