Property taxes are public record and tied to the specific parcel, not just the ZIP code, so you can look up the exact amount on the county assessor’s site or MLS.

If you look at their content and it's all hype words, no reference to tax code sections, tax court cases, etc....I'd be a little leery. 

Are there any code violations on the property?  

GL codes that reconcile cleanly when your CPA does your taxes.Most first-timers at 5+ units end up with a data disaster within 6 months.

Your phrase "doesn't make sense" basically applies to the entire tax code.

If you’re renting out rooms in your home and the rental portion isn’t a separate dwelling, your deductible expenses are limited to the amount of rental income (under § 280A(c)(5) of the tax code.

The biggest question for new owners is usually not the logistics but whether you are confident on the legal and operational side.Before going the DIY route, it’s worth making sure you are knowledgeable on Ohio property code requirements, security deposit handling and timelines, fair housing compliant screening and qualification standards, and that you have reliable vendors ready to respond quickly when maintenance issues come up.

Pick one market, pull motivation stacks like pre-foreclosure, code violations, tax delinquent, and tired landlords, then hit them weekly with a simple sequence: call, text, mail, door when close.

I'm looking at a home right now that I really wanted, but looking at the pictures I see an abundance of code violations in the basement that make me wonder if the bathroom down there was even authorized.

I ran into this issue when I initially started learning about long distance investing and I created www.zipfinder.co which aggregates a wide range of data on a zip code level to help streamline the research process for investors.