It looks like he over paid in 2005 ($138K) based on other sales I looked at during that time frame and I think he's got the SF wrong (not 1600 but 1350).My guess is someone that clueless isn't going to understand your point about value for investors.As to the property tax issue - he may not even be aware of it.I found out about it from another customer of mine who lived in a townhouse in same town until he got married. 

Or marries?  

The owner's husband had 3 kids and owned the house before they got married, but they refinanced the house together after they married. 

Once you are married you may not want to move often to take advantage of the FHA perks.

Ever hear of people getting remarried, the married, got a divorce, executed a deed, then later remarried, then died......trust me, not only will you not be pulling from appropriate records, you will probably won't know the next step to search for possibilities that could exist.

We both can get a FHA loan and live apart for one year, seeing how we can't marry in our state.

I am getting married in 3 weeks and no house to come back to.

You will need to have more than 4500 of itemized write offs to justify claiming more than the standard deduction for a single person (9000 if you file married).

I equate it to a man who wants to marry a faithful woman, but he hopes to keep on dating.

I have been married and living with my husband, the breadwinner, for the last 5 years.