how to become millionaire with real estate business_17

_{prudent person exercises in the examination and evaluation of risks affecting a}

_{business transaction."}

_{I do not know about you, but as far as I am concerned, the Internet is one of the}

_{greatest inventions of all time and ranks right up there with f lush toilets, incandescent}

_{light bulbs, and air conditioning! For real estate investors, the Internet is}

_{the single best property due diligence research tool available, especially for investors}

_{who are located in counties where the property tax rolls are available online.}

_{And if your county's property records are available online, you can quickly}

_{find out who owns a property, when it was purchased, how much it cost, and its}

_{tax-assessed value. For example, here in Tampa, I can log on to the Hillsborough}

_{County Property Appraiser 's web site and, armed only with a property's street}

_{address, I can almost instantly obtain the current owner 's name, mailing address,}

_{sale price, and dates for the latest and prior sales and the tax-assessed}

_{value of the property broken down by land and improvements. I can also get a}

_{site map plotting the improvements on the property, along with the tax account}

_{or folio number assigned to the property. Then, I log on to the Hillsborough}

_{County Tax Collector 's web site and type in the property's street address or tax}

_{folio number to obtain property tax information about the property to include}

_{any tax exemptions claimed, special tax-district assessments, and tax payment}

_{status. Once I have completed my online research, I call the customer service departments}

_{at the property appraiser and tax collector 's offices to verif y the accuracy}

_{of the information they have posted online.}