PROPERTY RESEARCH PAGE
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                   Tips on Doing Research

 

Doing Research by County in Florida:

Do do research on a property, first, identify the county in which the property in question is located.  Then look up information (a) about the value and other information concerning the property itself from the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector for that county; (b) about legal issues related to the property and its owner by viewing recorded documents (such as deeds, mortgages, judgments and liens) that the Clerk of Court for that county has; and (c) about permits, zoning, GIS maps and other information concerning the property and the surrounding community by going to the county's main web site. 

It's as easy as a, b, c!

 

Greater Englewood Community.

Here are quick links to the counties in our immediate area here in Englewood that we visit quite often when we do research on a property:
 

Charlotte County
 

    

Charlotte County Courthouse

   (a) Property Appraiser & Tax Collector
   
  (b) Clerk of Courts Main Site & Recorded Documents
   
  (c) County Main Site
     

Sarasota County
 

    

Sarasota County Courthouse

   (a) Property Appraiser & Tax Collector
   
  (b) Clerk of Courts Main Site & Recorded Documents
   

 

 (c) County Main Site

 

Other Florida Communities.

We like Englewood, but we do closings throughout the State of Florida. 
Here are other places we have been known to visit:
 

Miami-Dade County
 

    

  (a) Property Appraiser & Tax Collector
   
  (b) Clerk of Courts Main Site & Recorded Documents
   
  (c) County Main Site

 

Broward County
 

    

Broward County Courthouse

   (a) Property Appraiser & Tax Collector
   
  (b) Clerk of Courts Main Site & Recorded Documents
   
  (c) County Main Site

 

Palm Beach County
 

    

Palm Beach County Courthouse

   (a) Property Appraiser & Tax Collector
   
  (b) Clerk of Courts Main Site & Recorded Documents
   
  (c) County Main Site

 

Pinellas County
 

    

Pinellas County Courthouse

   (a) Property Appraiser & Tax Collector
   
  (b) Clerk of Courts Main Site & Recorded Documents
   
  (c) County Main Site

 

Other Florida Counties
 

    

Calhoun County Courthouse

 Click Here for links to other county web sites of note.

 
For What Should You be Searching?

As you are doing your homework on a property, there are certain things you should research: 
 

A. The Property Appraiser has information about the parcel size, location, buildings, assessed value, previous sales, and other useful information, and usually links to the other sites you will want to visit.  The Tax Collector tells you if the taxes have been paid and how much the taxes are currently and in years past.  

  B.  When you visit the Clerk's Office, look up the owner's name listed on the Property Appraiser's Site.  See in whose name title to the property is vested by looking at the deeds in the chain of title and look for mortgages, liens and other items of note.  On the Clerk's main web site check for litigation involving the owner, especially if a foreclosure has been filed.  You can usually see the status of the case and can see what properties are being auctioned at foreclosure.
  C.  Get more information about the community in which your property is located by visiting the County Main Web Site.  Here you will also be able to check on zoning issues, code enforcement problems, changes taking place in the area, and other information you will want to have.  Be sure to visit the GIS Map page to view an aerial of the property and the surrounding area.