Buyer Coordinator · Surprise, AZ · Member since 2014 · 75 posts · 5 votes
I'm searching through my county probate recorders to gather leads but most the recorded documents don't show the address, they only show the legal description. Does anyone know how to find the property address from the legal description?
Residential Real Estate Broker · Campbell, CA · Member since 2013 · 38 posts · 29 votes
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I think every county is different in regard to records. This may be obvious, but did you try asking the person behind the desk how to find the actual property address or APN? They must know where that information can be found, right??
Investor · Boyd, TX · Member since 2014 · 688 posts · 467 votes
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The counties in Texas that I have looked at houses in have websites for their Appraisal Districts that allow you to search on many different pieces of information and legal description (even partial) has always been one of them. Once you bring up the tax record it will have the property address (if it has an address some only have 000 Street Name because it wasn't ever asigned an official address) as well as the address of the owner.
I'm searching through my county probate recorders to gather leads but most the recorded documents don't show the address, they only show the legal description. Does anyone know how to find the property address from the legal description?
Since you are starting with the probate records, I assume you know the name of the owner who's property is being probated. Look up the property by owner name in the CAD records and confirm the legal address as listed there to determine which is the correct property where multiples are owned. You might even find an undiscovered gem this way.
Lender · Greater LA/Orange County area, CA · Member since 2012 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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Geez, that sounds nasty. Like counting the cattle hooves and dividing by four.
You could just go by tax parcel ID or just market to the PR's then postpone any real research until a prospect responds to your mailing piece. You know what county they're in, correct?
Of, you could just buy a better list. Ask yourself yf you are doing $10/hour, $100/hour, $1,000/hour or $10,000/hour work.
I'm not afraid of hard work but fortunately, I'm lazy.
Buyer Coordinator · Surprise, AZ · Member since 2014 · 75 posts · 5 votes
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@Rick H. Lol it is a lot of work, but postponing research until prospects respond to mailings is a great idea, I think so at least. As far as the tax parcel ID, would that be the Lot number?
I'm searching through my county probate recorders to gather leads but most the recorded documents don't show the address, they only show the legal description. Does anyone know how to find the property address from the legal description?
Great question! I would search by the name of the deceased owner in the tax assessor records or county property records. Then verify by looking at the legal description.