To get access to the "MLS" In 98% of the cases you must...Hold a Real estate licenseHave a membership with the National Association of RealtorsHave a membership with a state orginizationHave a Local board membershipPay for MLS AccessIt runs in the area of $1500/year.Or you could just find a company that sells access to an advanced auditor search.

Property tax - get actual numbers from county auditor, don’t trust listing agent’s numbers.

The local Auditor will likely change your value to what you paid and will then look at your building permit history to determine what your assessed value will be in the future.

@Eddie Pietschmann You should obtain lists from the county auditors' website.

So who cares what it's zoned as" that's what I would say to the lender.B- As far as changing the zoning, or asking questions about filing a zoning variance or petition to change info on the auditor site (which is wrong all the time w/ sq ft, lot size, bed bath count etc.)

Also, the county website (auditor's and recorder's offices) are very useful tools.

Even those auditor is asking whether they could survive.

Dales,thats just only from the auditors page, don't trust auditors appraising :).

Make sure it all jives....I think that Charles ought to write a short book, The Auditor's Handbook for Real Estate Investors.

Check County auditor, see if they are current on their taxes.