The MD State Department of Assessments and Taxation (MD SDAT) estimates the value of a property, and the county or city is responsible for billing and collecting the taxes.Property taxes are generally used for things like public safety, sanitation, education, transportation, health services, legislative expenses, social services, recreation, and many other services extended to residents.AssessmentsThe total assessed value of a property is split into two sections: the land value and the property value.

As part of the Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, Palacios regularly reports more bird species than anywhere else in the United States.Apparently i can pull census data for the town and get rental vacancy rate to help average http://factfinder.census.gov/ HOUSING OCCUPANCY # % Total housing units 1,976 100 Occupied housing units 1,661 84.1 Vacant housing units 315 15.9 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 64 3.2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 (X) Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6 (X) HOUSING TENURE Occupied housing units 1,661 100 Owner-occupied housing units 1,149 69.2 Renter-occupied housing units 512 30.8 Average household size of owner-occupied unit 3.1 (X) Average household size of renter-occupied unit 3.04 (X)You have given me some good things to think about, but i can't identify how they factor into the situation.

Webster - right on major highway, larger employer, most known for Webster Lake, a large, recreational lake.

Re-create the lease and have him sign the new one?

Located extremely close to the 606 (recreational running/biking trail).  

Astoria has a superior recreational park and there is not place in the city that it takes a back seat to when it comes to dining.  

We'd be buying it for the purpose of launching an outdoor recreation business there.One piece of advice we've heard is to think about doing a lease option rather than buying outright to limit how much of our assets we're putting at risk.

Next, there is no such thing as "recreating a payment history from credit reports".

Don't want to re-create the wheel and go through the learning curve if someone is willing to share their experience.  

It is the third largest MSA in PA (~650K residents, ~875K projected by 2040), 68th in the entire USA. 4.4% Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate in January (Decrease of 1 percent over the year), which is better than the total USA.Jobs and incomeJob growth was 0.9% over the year.Job growth in the past 5 years has been particularly high in Healthcare & Social Assistance (5,758 jobs or 12% growth) Transportation & Warehousing (4,567 jobs or 32% growth), and Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,877 jobs or 54% growth) according to the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC).