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How do you check for easements before buying a property?

I’m considering a few properties and trying to figure out whether recorded easements could affect where I can build. So far, the process seems to involve finding the parcel through the county GIS site, pulling deeds and recorded plats, tracing prior owners, searching for separately recorded easements or restrictions, then translating the legal descriptions into something I can see on a map. That feels like two different jobs: finding the relevant records and figuring out where an easement actually sits on the property. Are there tools that handle both? Ideally, I’d enter an address or parcel number, get the relevant records with links to the originals, and see which easements can be mapped. For buyers and agents who deal with this regularly: how do you research easements now, and where does the process most often break down? submitted by /u/rbprepin [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wrkaph/how_do_you_check_for_easements_b...
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The AI staging has to stop

I am currently home shopping. Maybe you have a different opinion on this but I believe AI staging hurts a listing significantly. I have shown up to view a few houses and I'm always immediately turned off when the pictures oversold what the house actually looks like. This just seems like such a bad way to sell something. submitted by /u/MrIAmMe2 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wrk0f9/the_ai_staging_has_to_stop/
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Anyone else annoyed at agents?

I’m sick of seeing these videos on IG and other places of real estate agents acting like they’re so big time business genius. They just show houses for a living. I used one for my first home but never again for commercial or rentals. They literally just stood there as I checked out my house I want to buy. Completely useless and irrelevant. Why does this job even exist? And why do yall use one? submitted by /u/Brief-Sandwich-7396 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wre53m/anyone_else_annoyed_at_agents/
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Why do people in the US accept not ever owning their home? I'm from Italy and they don't make us pay tax on our home, once we own it, we truly own it, the government has no claim on it.

Hi I moved to US a little over a year ago and it sickens me that I can't find a single state where there is no property tax submitted by /u/Clana4ever [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wr2w7f/why_do_people_in_the_us_accept_not_ever_owning/
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House sell advice

Hi and thanks in advance for any advice. I'm looking into potentially selling our current home in GA, bought in 21 for 240k. Our current zestimate is around 350k, leaving a total equity of 140k on the absolute high end (we owe 210k on loan). We've lived in current house for 5 years, but have noticed that it isn't what we really need. We would like to downsize and potentially get some land. We have a few options in a comfortable price range, but to get there, we would like to sell the house as is. My question is; would it be advisable to proceed with this? The equity would be used to clear debts, allow wife to be a SAHM, furnish new home, and give us a hefty safety net. We've calculated on the extreme ends, even if we only get 320k from sale, we can make it work. submitted by /u/BTSykes [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wr20w8/house_sell_advice/
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Need advice on if I can change Realtors?

My Realtor so far, Offer was excepted on a Sunday night 9/13. Said she would give me info that night on where to send earnest cash. Emails me Thursday 9/17 with info, Deadline is 9/18. Luckily it was a local place and I ran the check over that day. I've gotten 3 lender quotes each one took her 2-3 days to send documents to them. I scheduled inspection 9/18, told her it would be 9/24 9am. I texted her on 9/23 about sending documents for the second time to another lender. She then replies "is the inspection still tmrw"? I give her the inspectors info again. No response after that. Im at work the next morning and call inspector at 7am. No he has not heard from her. I called and got sent to voicemail and texted with no response. I had to track down listing agents number and call them to let the inspector in. She did not show up for inspection. I got back from inspection at noon and called her no answer. Then she texted me and said I'll call you shortly, finally called me ...
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Most open houses on a single property you've seen

There's a rowhome near me that has been on the market for about 2 and a half years. They made some *opinionated* renovation choices and they haven't gone down in price much. They've gone through a few agents too. Anyway, they have an open house pretty much every other weekend. It must be well over 80 open houses by now. Those poor agents... submitted by /u/jnwatson [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wqtffo/most_open_houses_on_a_single_property_youve_seen/
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What would cause a nearly 50% reduction in assessed value on a California home that’s in good condition.

Curious about a home and the assessed value and taxes associated with it. It was seeing normal prop 13 increases prior to a 600k sale in 2018, the following year it shows the reassessed value reflecting the 600k sale but then the following year it drops by almost 50% and then continues with prop 13 small increases. What could have caused the 50% drop in assessment and taxes in 2020? 2026 -- $335,103 +2.0% 2025 $3,562 + 2.2% $328,533 + 2.0% 2024 $3,486 +0.0% $322,092 +2.0% 2023 $3,486 +7.5% $315,777 +2.0% 2022 $3,243 -0.5% $309,586 +2.0% 2021 $3,259 +0.9% $303,516 +1.0% 2020 $3,230 -49.0% $300,406 -49.9% 2019 $6,337 +290.9% $600,000 +296.2% 2018 $1,621 +1.9% $151,429 +2.0% 2017 $1,592 +1.8% $148,461 +2.0% submitted by /u/SubseaSasquatch [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wq95rw/what_would_cause_a_nearly_50_reduction_in/
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What is more exciting: Being a first time home buyer or first time home seller with a good profit?

Take into account all the stress and struggles on both sides. Weigh into the equation being a buyer with all the unknowns and first time large purchase with account being drained and also a seller (for the sake of argument making a good profit from living in the house for years) leaving the stress of the old home behind and looking forward to an upgrade. submitted by /u/Ubiparipovich [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wq8djn/what_is_more_exciting_being_a_first_time_home/
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Hello, I'm looking for a state with no property tax in the US. Does this exist?

I'm from Italy where we have no property tax on primary residencies. I'm looking for the same deal here and so far it seems impossible to find. Is this not something Americans are fighting for? How horrible it must be to lose your home from not paying taxes! submitted by /u/Clana4ever [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1wq1a57/hello_im_looking_for_a_state_with_no_property_tax/
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