Buying or Selling a Home/Historic Property

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Expert: - 8/1/2004


Question
I am interested in a property in Saint James, NY. It's a Circa 1902 General Store/Farm Colonial property, located in the heart of town. Problem is, I can't find a single document on this property showing what it originally looked like, who owned it, etc. The realtor showing the property has been painfully UNhelpful. Any thoughts on resources I could use to find out more about this house?

Thanks!

Answer
Hi Marianne,

Thank you for your question.

Your first step should be to go to town hall and look up the property records there.

The owner should have a title report from when they bought the property.  Maybe your agent can get a copy.  If not, you could spend some money and have your attorney order a title search.

The county court house should have records of deeds for the property and you are free to search there.

I hope this helps you, it sounds exciting.

Hans

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Hans Weber, Licensed Broker Associate

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I am able to answer questions related to buying or selling residential real estate in New York. There are many questions buyers and sellers have about the process of buying or selling a home that they are afraid to ask or that might seem too simple to ask. For instance: in a house, why do some doors open in and some doors open out?

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Licensed real estate agent in New York State in 1988.
Serving buyers and sellers as a full time occupation since 1988 with over 300 successful residential real estate transactions.

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National Association of Realtors.
Westchester County Board of Realtors.

Education/Credentials
Graduate of Pace University in 1988 majoring in business and minors in taxation and computer science.

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Consistently one of top sales awarding winning agents for Coldwell Banker in Westchester County.

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