San Diego County Recorder Sucks

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… compared to Las Vegas, Clark County Recorder.

I love how Clark County’s Recorder shows the deed for each property back to 1995.

Their records are more transparent and more easily accessible than here in San Diego. For the same info, in San Diego, you’d have to go into the office.

Test it out for yourself using this random parcel #: 17921813048
Then show the present and previous owners.

http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/assessor/Pages/PropertyRecords.aspx?H=redrock&P=assrrealprop/pcl.aspx

UCGal is a good researcher and I’m sure that she’d like this.

[spdrun]

Agreed 100%. NYC has a system called ACRIS that shows most sales from the 90s, and some back to 1966. Sales, transfers, transfer tax paid, mortgages, co-op loans, co-op underlying mortgages. Pretty awesome, easy to use, and all of the data are free.

[desmond]

I heard the recorder in Clark County is borderline obese and the SD Recorder is very fit?

[UCGal]

I do like that.
I really like the title history part. Sweet. I sometimes have to work hard to get that from the http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/grantorgrantee/search.aspx

But San Diego is better than some other municipalities. A friend started dating a guy who seemed too good to be true. I offered to dig around on him. I found out that LA counties databases are not as nice as San Diego’s. I think I had trouble finding court cases, etc. (3 years in – he turned out to be as good as advertised… so that was a happy ending.)

I’m a big fan of transparency with our government. I love the online public records.

[spdrun]

Stalkah!

I have mixed feelings. If someone with an uncommon name buys a house or apt in NYC, then their address is exposed to all who search. Perhaps records should be available on the ‘net, but with peoples’ last names blanked out.

This isn’t a question of transparency as much as making it easy to invade random citizens’ privacy.

[desmond]

[quote=UCGal]

I do like that. Sweet. I sometimes have to work hard to get that from diego.

A friend started dating a guy who seemed too good to be true. I offered to dig on him. 3 years in – he turned out to be as good as advertised… so that was a happy ending.

I’m a big fan of our love.[/quote]

Some words and letters were left out to make the story more interesting……….

[briansd1]

[quote=spdrun]Stalkah!

I have mixed feelings. If someone with an uncommon name buys a house or apt in NYC, then their address is exposed to all who search. Perhaps records should be available on the ‘net, but with peoples’ last names blanked out.

This isn’t a question of transparency as much as making it easy to invade random citizens’ privacy.[/quote]

There are some ways around that… you can buy in the name of a partnership or corporation or trust.

I setup a trust, but my name still shows up on the deed as First, Last, Trustee of xxxx Trust, dated, 2012.

But if you get a mortgage you have to buy in your own name, then quit claim to your trust later.

I have no problem with the privacy thing. Back in day, when we lived in small towns, you’d go to the town square and proclaim certain news and everybody would know. You need an open central land registry (which we don’t use in USA) or an open system of recording. Otherwise, secret real estate deals would be ripe for fraud.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal] I sometimes have to work hard to get that from the http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/grantorgrantee/search.aspx
[/quote]

And even when you physically visit the office to search on one of the SD Recorder’s computers, you have to work to cross reference grantors, grantees and parcel numbers. It’s not that easy to get an ownership history of each property.

Also, SD’s website works by mailing address so you have to get the parcel number first to view the tax bill. Crappy system.

Philadelphia might be a corrupt city… but they also do have better system than San Diego. Actually, not sure if Philly is more corrupt than San Diego.

[sdrealtor]

I don’t know either but if SD is more corrupt than Philly we have bigger problems than anyone can imagine

[no_such_reality]

[quote=spdrun]Stalkah!

I have mixed feelings. If someone with an uncommon name buys a house or apt in NYC, then their address is exposed to all who search. Perhaps records should be available on the ‘net, but with peoples’ last names blanked out.

This isn’t a question of transparency as much as making it easy to invade random citizens’ privacy.[/quote]

Except by definition all housing purchases are public records.

[no_such_reality]

[quote=sdrealtor]I don’t know either but if SD is more corrupt than Philly we have bigger problems than anyone can imagine[/quote]

She said Philly, not Chicago.

[UCGal]

[quote=desmond][quote=UCGal]

I do like that. Sweet. I sometimes have to work hard to get that from diego.

A friend started dating a guy who seemed too good to be true. I offered to dig on him. 3 years in – he turned out to be as good as advertised… so that was a happy ending.

I’m a big fan of our love.[/quote]

Some words and letters were left out to make the story more interesting……….[/quote]

LOL

[spdrun]

Except by definition all housing purchases are public records.

Technically, but no need to make names so easy to get. You want price and mortgage records? You should be able to get them on the Internet. Full names? You should have to schlepp to the county clerk’s office.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=spdrun]

Except by definition all housing purchases are public records.

Technically, but no need to make names so easy to get. You want price and mortgage records? You should be able to get them on the Internet. Full names? You should have to schlepp to the county clerk’s office.[/quote]

Agree with this, spdrun.

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