Don’t overbid! Check these websites before you even think of making an offer

It’s one thing to have your real estate agent cherry pick* your comparable sales, but when you can gather the information for yourself, now that’s empowering.

Knowledge of previous sales can go a long way in helping you determine what a reasonable offer would be. Fortunately, that information is becoming more and more available online.

I’ve come up with a list of the counties surrounding Bartow that have made property records available online. Each of them vary in the amount of detail that they provide, but they are all pretty useful.

Bartow County
http://www.bartowcountymaps.com/

Cherokee County
http://www.cherokeega.com/

Cobb County
http://www.cobbassessor.org/

Floyd County (Seems a bit buggy)
http://gis.romega.us

Fulton County
http://www.fultonassessor.org/

Paulding County
http://paulding.visualgov.com/

Polk County
http://www.qpublic.net/ga/polk/

In addition to the county searches, you may also be able to gain additional information by using Zillow. It’s another one of my favorite real estate websites.

*Kidding! I know they all don’t do that. However, using the websites above can help eliminate any doubt. 😀