You may have to call or visit the office more than once to get it. 

Now I know when I look at a new area I google whether the city or township has a Rental Cert office and then I call them and chat them up to see if they have some arcane rules before I buy.

My office is in Glen Allen as well if you ever want to catch up for coffee and talk shop.Best of luck!

Hey @Paul DeckardTry your County Clerks Office.  

Let me know if I can help in any way.Chris, my office is in Annandale.  

I can also make some good loan officer and mortgage lender recommendations when your ready for pre-approval.

@Jay Hinrichs - I need to place a construction lien / mechanics lien on two properties - the local clerk's office was not overly helpful.

Hi all, What do you look for when doing research at your county offices?

I both broker and direct lend as appropriate (licensed mortgage broker, official job title is loan officer, I really don't care what you call me, but Russell here would probably call me a mortgage broker), so I've got no reason to be biased on this subject.If either channel was always the best, the other channel would have gone out of business years ago. 

Magnolia has done well because they have a a great marketing mind, they are a real estate company with offices as far as Austin, they are builders, and investors.