I'm also a Notary Public.

Likely John B. has a paid membership :sigh:@Mindy JensenWhole thread strongly advocates the need for a SCAM category, member, publicly known or otherwise. 

This information is public record, so you can get it from the county assessor's office.

So............what, I say don't believe him, don't get negative on the property.....I say WRITE IT UP, put it in a contract, that's your offer, the offer that is good for you....now that it is written it is time to negotiate (someone said "If they don't cry, your offer is too high", they also said, "Buy Low Sell Low and do it Often" that saying has changed for me over the years to "Control Low, Assign Low and Sell by Public Auction"The owner of a property has a property to sell, that is his world, you have thousands of properties to consider, to look at, to make offers on.

Find real estate that you believe you can sell for moreMake offers using a skinny contract of sale with full disclosuresFind an assignee immediately by offering the property for saleOffer the property for sale by public auctions or private treatiesOnly accept offers that are all cash in "as is" conditionMake full and proper disclosures and use necessary clauses to accomplish your financial goalsDo this a few times a month and you won't need to beg the bank for a loan

I started out using and still use a public MLS for specific areas as one tool.

When you have a rental property, it becomes classified as a "Public Building" and is subject to a bunch of code requirements.

The Public Records in my area categorizes properties.

Public records are very open here and also, you can really build up a rental portfolio quickly with decent properties vs.

The beginning of that Statute talks about health, safety and welfare.