From the Eyes of a Deputy Auditor at Your Local County Government Office

From the Eyes of a Deputy Auditor at Your Local County Government Office

Rachel Oesterreich, Yahoo Contributor Network

Your local county government office is built and standing for the benefits of anyone living within those county boundaries. Even if you are a person out of county but completing research the local county government building is a good place to start. Many government offices have information dating back to the 1800s. Property management, history, and helpful information on just about anything are just behind the doors of your local municipal government courthouse, building, or annex. Here are five useful tips to keep in mind when you would like to utilize the government that has been put in place for you:

1. Ever wonder who owns that abandoned house down the road? Many County Auditors' and Assessors' can tell you. In most States and most Counties if a person would come in with an intersection or address we can look up to see who the owner is of a particular piece of property. Owner's of properties are public information in most States and can be very useful at times.

2. If you would like a copy of your current or past mortgages, deeds, quitclaim deed, affidavit of survivorship, corporate warranty deed, special warranty deeds, DD214, living wills, wills misc. documents; try your local county recorder. In county offices we have many important documents recorded; this is a good place to start when you need historical information on a person or place.

3. Most States that have local municipal governments elect their government officials. If you are thinking about running for a local office and would like to know the rate of pay, head to your local county auditor's office. Most rates of pay for elected and non-elected county employment positions are public record.

4. Need the dimensions of your property? In many Assessor and Auditor offices we have a sky view of your property set with the dimensions as according to your deed document. Knowing your property boundaries could always come in handy one day.

5. Research in general; whether it is the history on a person or place many county government offices hold the answers. If you would like information on property, marriage, estates, child support, divorces, felons, misdemeanors, infractions, permits, emergency services, a good place to start is any one of your local municipal government offices.