City Property/Tax Records (Same owner for 30+ years, Assessment value $131k, last refinanced in 2005)County Lein Records (Tax lien was released to allow mortgage company to auction, owes $19,400 in back property taxes)Report from AuctioneerNotice of Sheriff's Auction from CountyResearched comps in the area to know possible market value ($185k-$215k)Looked at images from Google maps street viewIt's vacant and I've driven by it a few timesI know we'll be able to go in an look around at the auction but other than that, is there any other information I might want to look up before auction day?

A lot of the homes have small sq ft area, so we were looking at say a 2 bed 2 bath and extending it into a 4 bed 2 bath in order to create some equity. 

Street crime disappears in and near properties that have cameras.

So if there is a nice new kitchen or bath and they find that no permits were pulled.....oooops.....there goes at least some SF value and maybe more.

My question is about the new deal in front of me--My girlfriend (age 63) has a good friend/long time next door neighbor who says they will sell her their 3 bed/1 bath/1 garage house for "what they have into it", about $40K. 

The house(located in Houston, TX) is 2600 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.

I've been looking to buy an STR in the OC market since the beginning of the year.  3 beds, at least 2 baths, built in the 2000's with an elevator and pool, downtown or farther up, ocean block preferred, budget 400-450K.

I am confirming you know this has a shared kitchen and bath among x residents and  that is not a deal breaker for you before scheduling an appointment to see. 

Makes it difficult to get accurate value because of small sample size.Some infoLocation, affluent west shore suburb of Harrisburg, low crime,  family oriented neighborhoodRanch style, 2400 Square Feet total, everything updated by hvac system (works fine)Each unit has 2 bed 1.5 bath, one is 1400 sq other is 1000Rent is 1450 one side, 1500 the other, renters pay all utilitiesInsurance, maintenance, and yard upkeep total 3000 a yearGood renter clientele, most are doctors or nurses, close local hospitalsBoth have separate driveway and yard  Located in well of neighboorhood in low tax hampden township, taxes are 3500 a yearThe duplex was grandfathered, out of the 400+ houses in the  development, there are only 5 multifamilies. 4 houses down the street sold for between 380-400k in the last 4 months.

The property that I'm underwriting is going through $70/unit each month on unit mix of mostly 2br/1 bath, which is already ridiculously high.