Hey all - I recently read a post somewhere where a beginner wanted to know if it was possible to find out past sales information on a property. They were excited about a property, but were curious about the history.
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I have a client who became the trustee for an irrevocable trust that owns two properties. He ordered a title reported to see if the properties held in trust were encumbered. Apparently the IRS has recorded several tax...

Find the warts

To get a lower tax bill you have to prove your home is worth less than City Hall thinks it is. If you want to cut your taxes, you have to showcase your home's warts.

And the first place to start is y...

Thanks for any suggestions. I am interested in a property that has an upper and lower level living area. It was built in the 1980s, but only the upper level was ever finished. The owners (original) have lived there al...

Easy question right? I can’t wrap my head around it.

I’m trying to line up my next deal but I don’t know how to value the property. It’s unique - listed as a single family but used to be a B&B. Now the units are ...

Hi I'm a newbie and would like to educate myself. I've been looking through MLS listing and see that the listed price/asking price is much much higher than Assesed value of a property. Is there a correlation or should...

How much weight does the tax assessor's valuation have when negotiating a deal?I'm interested in a single family home in my area listed for $105,000.  I checked with the assessor's website and the property has a "2016...

Just getting my feet under me here and have been spending 20-30 mins here and there analyzing multi-family properties in my local area. I was hoping to get some feedback to verify I'm understanding everything corr...

I'm looking at a 10 unit apartment in a small town. This is the first deal I've looked at so I'm not sure if this looks way off or not. It's two 2500 sq foot buildings. I have yet to see the inside but the average siz...

I was sent a few properties this week by an agent and I noticed on the listings they have 'assessed value.' The assessed value is was less than the listing price. For example, one listing is approx $180k and the asses...