Love the home.
Check its records first.
A listing is only the beginning. Match the parcel, see the recorded ownership, liens, permits and flood zone, and know which questions to resolve before you commit.
One address. The records that matter.
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One home. More than one story.
The checks buyers most often need before an offer, with the official source behind each.
Is the home in a FEMA flood zone?
Look up the mapped zone for an address and learn what it means for insurance and your mortgage.
Read the guide →Before you buyWhat to look for when buying a house.
The record checks and physical red flags worth resolving before your inspection period ends.
Read the guide →Due-diligence periodPlan your inspection or option period.
Turn your contract dates into a day-by-day plan so nothing is left to the last afternoon.
Read the guide →What does the flood map say?
FEMA’s flood zone decides whether a federally backed mortgage requires flood insurance. Read the zone for any US address, then see what else a pre-offer check covers.
What each flood zone means →Look up a flood zone
Enter a US street address. We match it with the US Census geocoder and read FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer at that point.
Checking this home before an offer? Add a full pre-offer check for this address →
A lookup is a map reading, not an official flood determination or an insurance quote.
The detail can change the conversation.
Ask for the CLUE report.
Seven years of insurance claims on the home, and why only the seller can order it.
Read the guide →Seller disclosureKnow what the seller must tell you.
State disclosure forms, federal lead-paint rules and where “buyer beware” still applies.
Read the guide →Property historyTrace the history of a house.
Deeds, sales, permits and archives assembled into a timeline you can check.
Read the guide →LiensA lien search needs more than a blank result.
Match the parcel, follow the later filings and confirm the search scope.
Read the guide →PermitsSee the paper trail behind the renovation.
Open, expired and finaled permits, and what unpermitted work can mean at closing.
Read the guide →TitleUnderstand the title search before you close.
Records, title searches and title insurance do different jobs.
Read the guide →Look beyond the listing.
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Choose the research tool for your job.
A one-home buyer and a full-time investor need different things. Compare Buyer Be Aware, PropertyShark, Ownerly and PropStream by audience, pricing model and the questions to ask.
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Join early access for a pre-offer property check: parcel match, owner of record, liens, permits, flood zone and the open questions, for one US address.
- Parcel & owner of record matched
- Liens, permits & flood zone in one place
- Gaps turned into questions for your team