2007-01-07 19:53:38 · 4 answers · asked by beautiful112216 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
It would depend on what kind of historical information you are looking for. Many of the public records available are maintained by the Property Appraiser or Assessor for the COUNTY that the residence is located in. They tend to keep records of sales, property values, etc.
The Clerk of Court (also for the County) is another source to see if any legal actions have been filed in the past. (i.e. in Florida, there have been lots of lawsuits because of sinkholes and what not)
To my knowledge, there is no single source (like CarFax for motor vehicles), but the above two sources are probably the best place to start.
2007-01-07 20:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by AtlantaGator 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Head down to the city records and check out the previous records for that address. You will be able to see exactly who purchased the house in the past and when. Check out the local newspaper archives to see if there are any articles pertaining to the particular address. Depending on what type of information you are looking for and if the house is for sale, the real estate agent has to disclose certain information regarding the history of the house. Every state has different rules regarding disclosure. Some states have to tell you if there has ever been a violent crime committed in the house or if there has been extensive damage due to weather, etc.
2007-01-08 04:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by eziegelbein 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its depends on WHAT you want to know.
The deeds will give you how much money was owed on a mortgage and what mortgage companies along with the seller's full legal name. When you purchase a real estate home, your real estate agent presents you a document called disclosure called "Seller Property Questionare". It serves as a property analyzer for the buyer. It has speficic questions, for example: Have you ever sued your nieghboor? About what? Does the home show signs of mold? Remodeling? What and why?
If you buy a home and you discover that the questionare what not truthful, you can take the original sellers to court.
2007-01-08 04:06:17 · answer #3 · answered by Photographer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Recorder of Deeds and trace the Deeds back as far as you can. It's fun I've done it.
I found the original owners and then looked them up on the Internet (at ancestry.com) and found out stuff about them.
2007-01-08 03:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋