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How to Buy Rental Property - eHow.com Clear Instructions on How To Do (just about) Everything Web eHow.com Home Finance & Business Center Real Estate How to Buy Rental Property Stocks and bonds aren't the only money-making investment in town. Consider rental property if you're prepared for extensive research, a fair amount of financial commitment and, depending on how you set things up, a significant role in maintaining the property. Steps: 1. Assess your financial requirements and goals. Do you need a steady stream of income from your rental or do you plan on selling it for a profit in a couple of years? If it's the latter, look for lower priced property that you can fix up as you rent it out. 2. Consider being a resident landlord by purchasing a multiunit property and living in one apartment. In many cases, the income from the other unit(s) will cover your mortgage payment, allowing you to effectively live for free. Being on-site has other advantages, including ensuring that the property is well-maintained. 3. Decide if you want to do maintenance yourself. If you have the skills, equipment and temperament to deal with upset tenants and a backed up toilet at 2 a.m., fine. If you plan on hiring a property manager, add about 5 percent of gross income into your calculations. 4. Choose the kind of property you want. Single-family houses are generally less expensive than apartment complexes because of pure size, but generate less income. Apartments, on the other hand, can require more upkeep. 5. Get preapproved for a mortgage (see How to Shop for a Mortgage ). Financing investment property is different from residential property in that it requires a much larger down payment. 6. Start shopping: Check out classified ads in the newspaper and online. Find a real estate agent who specializes in commercial or income-generating properties. 7. Choose property where people want to live, close to shops, parks and decent schools, and in a well-kept neighborhood. There's nothing worse than owning a rental property without any renters. In addition, check out any restrictions on renting with the home owners association, which, if there is one, can have a say in any rental agreements. 8. Consider what improvements, if any, you may be willing to make. Buying a fixer-upper will be less expensive than a property in pristine condition, but you can go broke bringing a property up to rentable condition. Before you buy, get cost estimates for all necessary fixes. See How to Buy and Sell a Fixer-Upper . 9. Have the property inspected. You may also want to order an appraisal to get a fair market value. 10. Search past records for vacancy rates over the last five to ten years as well as at present. If the building is occupied, find out how long the tenants have lived at the property. Long-term residents are valuable, but may also have been signed on at a lower rental rate. 11. Plan on spending time and money advertising for and interviewing potential renters. Have a contingency plan in place if a unit remains vacant for a few months. 12. Determine what a competitive rental rate is for your property by asking rental agents what they would expect to charge, by reviewing area apartment listings, and by personally visiting units available in the neighborhood. 13. Run the numbers. Make certain that whatever income you derive covers your costs of owning the property, plus a profit. 14. Work with an attorney to draw up and review any necessary papers relevant to the purchase. 15. Negotiate the terms of the sale. Some sellers may be willing to pick up a share of closing costs and other expenses. The eventual price will also be affected by prevailing market conditions--keep these in mind when negotiating. Overall Tips: Check to see whether the value of other area properties have increased or decreased in the past five years. Try to buy in an area that's on the way up. Pay attention to when improvements were made to a property, which aids in the estimate of the building's value. Recent renovations are worth more than upgrades done a decade or more ago. Be on the lookout for any hazards common to older properties, such as asbestos, lead-based paint and electrical systems that are not up to code. Budget in reconciling these problems. Some cities offer low interest financing to property owners needing to make renovations. Look into such programs if you know you'll need to have the property painted, windows replaced or similar exterior repairs made. Discuss any tax benefits with a tax specialist. There may be local tax incentives for renovating your property as well as advantageous approaches to declaring your expenses. 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Find a loan that's right for you at the Loan Center The fact is that buyers, not sellers, ultimately determine the market value of a home. You can ask for the moon and set your listing price well above comparable properties in your neighborhood, but at some point it will be up to you, the seller, to accept what the buyer thinks your home is worth. Overpricing is the most common reason homes don't sell. When you ask an unrealistic price, it sets in motion a process that often works against you. Here's why: Most real estate agents, and hence most qualified buyers, will see your new listing within 30 days. If it is overpriced by as little as 5%, it will be duly noted and interest in your property will wane, especially if you show no intention of coming off your asking price. You likely already priced out buyers who might have qualified for financing at a more reasonable price. Even if you manage to find a buyer at your inflated asking price, the property may not appraise at that figure and the financing will fall apart. Your real estate agent may have approved or even suggested the inflated asking price to secure your listing. Conversely, other agents often use overpriced properties like yours to help sell their own listings. ("Here's what they are asking. Now would you like to take a second look at that first house I showed you?") "If you have a house that really should be priced at $200,000 and you've got it listed at $260,000, you are trying to compete against homes that really are worth close to $300,000 and all of a sudden your home really is not competing well," says Jeri Fisher of Jeri Fisher Real Estate in Missoula, Mont. "You want to compete with what is available out there among homes similar to yours." If your home remains on the market for too long, agents and buyers may begin to wonder if there are other, perhaps more serious reasons why it isn't selling. "It becomes shopworn, the same as a jacket hanging in the store week after week," says Fisher. "People are aware that it has been on the market a long time and agents stop showing it." Your home doesn't 'show' well Your home is competing against shiny new houses in those pristine subdivisions out in the suburbs with their attractive prices, incentives and community amenities. Face it: Even the best old house needs a little makeover if it hopes to attract a qualified buyer. The good news is most of the work will be cosmetic and relatively inexpensive: a new coat of paint, a few attractive window boxes, a thorough cleaning of floors and carpets. Voila! The place may look good enough to reconsider. A good real estate agent can advise you on where your time and money are best spent. "Price and condition are two things that the seller can do something about," says Fisher. "I always give people my 'honey-do' list. I think paint is probably a seller's best friend because it makes things smell fresh and look fresh. If it's time to paint, it's time to paint. It's the best return on investment." You're in a bad location Nothing has a greater effect on your home's value than its location. Your humble abode might be worth a king's ransom were it located in Palm Beach, Aspen or San Francisco. It might even jump thousands in value just two streets over in the next (and far superior) school district. "If you're in one of the higher-ranked schools around here, you're going to add $50,000 to $100,000 to the price of the same house," says Lenn Harley, a broker with Homefinders.com Inc. in Maryland and Virginia. The point is, location rules in real estate. If your home's location is less than desirable, your options are somewhat limited. A good real estate agent will do his best to help you accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative of your circumstances, say by using foliage to screen off offensive adjoining properties or dampen traffic noise. The best way to compensate for a poor location is to reduce your asking price or offer attractive incentives such as seller financing or a lease option with rent credit. You have a lousy listing agent Yep, they exist: Real estate agents who mislead, misfire and misbehave. Their bad advice can cost you plenty in time, money and the sheer hassle of keeping the place show-ready 24/7. The agent from hell will allow you to overprice your home ("Here's what I can get for you if you list with me!"), not market it properly, fail to screen for qualified buyers, be unresponsive to interest from other agents (if they sell their own listing, they don't have to split the commission) and keep you totally in the dark throughout the process. What's more, if your agent is abrasive, arrogant or otherwise difficult to work with, other agents may not want the hassle of showing any of their listings to prospective buyers. You are battling competition or market conditions We've all heard the terms "buyer's market" and "seller's market." In real estate, market conditions are affected by any number of external forces, some of them predictable (the weather, sort of), some of them unpredictable (the local economy, interest rates, public optimism or pessimism). In a "hot" or seller's market, homes go fast. Inventory (homes on the market) may be low, meaning less competition for you. Chances are better that you will get your asking price in a hot market; in fact, it is not uncommon to even be offered more than your listing price. But in a "flat," "cold" or buyer's market, sales slow to a trickle, inventories grow and buyers can find bargains, especially when they know the seller is motivated (i.e., paying on two mortgages). If you're trying to sell in a flat market, you're not only competing against all that vacant new construction, but against rentals as well. In this case, be prepared to settle for less than top dollar, or wait to sell until the pendulum swings once again in your favor. You have ineffective marketing Gone are the days when an agent could simply place your listing with the local multiple listing service, hold a halfhearted open house and wait for another agent to bring forth a buyer. Today's top performers launch a multilevel marketing plan that includes listing tours for area agents, newspaper and even TV ads, weekend open houses, listing fliers and placements in local real estate publications. Computers and the Internet also have changed the face of real estate. According to the National Association of Realtors, today more than one-third of all home buyers use the Internet for house hunting. The best real estate agents are computer-savvy. They have your listing in color on their laptops to show clients and communicate frequently via e-mail, a particular boon when working with out-of-town buyers. Suffice it to say that if your real estate agent isn't listing your home online through the company Web site as well as with the local MLS, you may not be getting the exposure necessary to find a buyer. "There are those who just put the listing in the multiple and pray it will sell and those that put a lot of effort into marketing their listings," says Fisher. "Unfortunately, with this weird system of compensation we have, they all get paid the same, whether they know nothing or have many years of experience." 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(nursing, retirement home), auto. dlrshp, comm. structure 7-72: Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 7-74: office building (One story, low rise, mid rise, high rise) 7-90: Other minor improvements 7-91: Office building (one story, low rise, mid rise, high rise) 7-92: Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 7-97: Facilities (tennis, rqtbll, hlth club), (nursing, rtrmnt home), auto dlrshp, comm. structure 7-98: Commercial/industrial-condominium units/garage 7-99: Commercial/industrial-condominium units/garage 8-01: Garage in conjunction with commercial incentive improvements 8-16: Non-fireproof hotel or rooming house (apartment hotel) 8-17: One story retail, restaurant, (banquet hall, fast food), medical, miscellaneous commercial use 8-22: Garage (public/service) 8-23: Gasoline station with/without bay, store 8-26: Commercial greenhouse 8-27: Theatres 8-28: Bank building 8-29: Motels 8-30: Supermarket 8-31: Shopping center (regional, community, neighborhood, promotional, specialty) 8-32: Bowling alley 8-33: Quonset huts and butler type buildings 8-35: Golf course 8-50: Industrial incentive land 8-80: Other industrial minor improvements 8-81: Garage used in conjunction with industrial incentive improvements 8-83: Quonset huts and butler type buildings 8-87: Special industrial improvements 8-89: Industrial condominium units 8-90: Other minor improvements 8-91: Office building, (One story, low rise, midrise, high rise) 8-92: Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 8-93: Industrial buildings 8-97: Facilities, (tennis, rqtball, hlth club), (nursing, retirement home), auto. dlrshp, misc. comm. structure 8-99: Commercial/industrial condominium units/Garage 9-00: Land used in conjunction with incentive rental apartments 9-01: Garage used in conjunction with incentive rental apartments 9-13: 2 or 3 story bldng, 7 or more units, sngle devel., 1 or more contig. parcels, in common ownership 9-14: 2 or 3 story non-freprf crt and corridor apts or california type apts, no corridors, ex. entrance 9-15: 2 or 3 story non-frprf corridor apts, or california type apts, interior entrance 9-18: 2 or 3 story frame stores, with apts above (must be split coded with another class) 9-19: 2 or 3 story old style store, with apts above (must be split coded with another class) 9-20: 2 or 3 story modern inside store with apts above (must be split coded with another class) 9-21: Corner store, office with apartments above (must be split coded with another class) 9-59: Rental condo unts in a sing. dvlp. of 1 or more contiprcls w/ 7 or more rent units, commn ownrshp 9-90: Other minor improvements 9-91: Apartment buildings over three stories 9-96: Rental mdrn row houses, 7 or more unts in a sing. dvlpment or 1 or more contig. prcls in comm. ownrshp 9-97: Special rental improvements Enter Permanent Index Number (P.I.N.)Search by entering your 14 digit Property Index Number PIN in the corresponding boxes in the Search by Property Index Number function. Your PIN can be found on your Notice of Proposed Assessed Valuation, or on your tax bill. The first 2 digits should be entered into the first box, the second 2 in the second box, 3 digits in each of the third and fourth boxes, and the remaining 4 digits in the last box. Once you have entered your PIN, click once on the Search button. This will bring up a page with your desired PIN, corresponding address, class code, neighborhood, assessed value, and city. View Instructions Close Instructions Search by Address : House Number (from): (to:) Direction: Street: Note: For more accurate results, do NOT include labels such as St., Ave. Dr.,etc. City: Property Class: (optional) Choose Residential Class --> 2-02: One Story Residence, Any Age, up to 999 Sq. Ft. 2-03: One Story Residence, Any Age, 1,000 to 1,800 Sq. Ft. 2-04: One Story Residence, Any Age, 1,801 Sq Ft. and Over 2-05: Two or More Story Residence, Over 62 Years, up to 2,200 Sq. Ft. 2-06: Two or More Story Residence, Over 62 Years, 2,201 to 4,999 Sq. Ft. 2-07: Two or More Story Residence, Up to 62 Years, up to 2,000 Ft. 2-08: Two or More Story Residence, Up to 62 Years, 3,801 to 4,999 Sq. Ft. 2-09: Two or More Story Residence, Any Age, 5,000 Sq. Ft. & Over 2-10: Old Style Row House, Over 62 Years 2-11: Two to Six Apartments, Any Age 2-12: Two to Six Apartments, Up to 62 Years 2-21: Corner Store, Office with Apartments Above Six Units or Less and Building Square Foot Less Than 20,000 2-34: Split Level Residence with Lower Level Below Grade, All Ages, All Sizes 2-78: Two or More Story Residence, Up to 62 Years, 2,001 to 3,800 Sq. Ft 2-95: Individually Owned Row Houses or Townhouses, Up to 62 Years 2-99: Residential Condominium OR Choose Non-Residential Class --> 0-00: Exempt 1-00: Vacant Land 1-90: Other minor improvement which does not add value 2-00: Residential land 2-01: Residential garage 2-13: Cooperatives (must have cdu of co) 2-24: Farm buildings 2-25: Qualified single room occupancy improvements (must have cdu of sr) 2-36: Any residence located on a parcel used primarily for industrial or commercial use 2-39: Farm land under use-value pricing 2-40: Farm land under market pricing 2-41: Vacant land under common ownership with adjacent residence 2-88: Home improvement exemption 2-90: Other minor improvements 2-94: Rented modern row houses or townhouses with less than seven units 2-97: Special residential improvements 3-00: Land Used in Conjunction with Rental Apartments 3-01: Garage used in conjunction with rental apartments 3-13: 2 or 3 story building, 7 or more units, sgl. devel., one or more contig. parcels, in common ownership 3-14: Two or three story non-frprf. crt. and corridor apts or california type apts, no corridors, ex. entrance 3-15: Two or three story non-fireproof corridor apartments,or california type apartments, interior entrance 3-18: Mixed use commercial/residential with apts. above seven units or more or building sq. ft. over 20,000 3-19: Mixed use commercial/residential with apts. above seven units or more or building sq. ft. over 20,000 3-20: Mixed use commercial/residential with apts. above seven units or more or building sq. ft. over 20,000 3-21: Mixed use commercial/residential with apts. above seven units or more or building sq. ft. over 20,000 3-90: Other minor improvements 3-91: Apartment buildings over three stories 3-96: Rented mdrn row houses, 7 or more units in a single develop. or 1 or more contig. parcels in cmn. ownshp. 3-97: Special rental improvements 3-99: Rental condo units in a sngl. dvlp. of 1 or more contig. parcels w 7 or more rental units, comn ownshp 4-00: Not for profit land 4-01: Not for profit garage 4-13: Not for prof. 2 or 3 stry bldg., 7 or more units, sng develop., 1 or more contig. parcels, in comn ownshp 4-14: Not for prof. 2 or 3 stry non-frprf crt and corridor apts or ca. type apts, no corridors, ex. entrance 4-15: Not for prof 2 or 3 stry non-frprf corridor apts, or ca. type apts, inter. entrance 4-16: Not for profit non-fireproof hotel or rooming house (apartment hotel) 4-17: Not for profit One story store 4-18: Not for profit Two or three story frame stores, with apartments above 4-19: Not for profit Two or three story old style store, with apartments above 4-20: Not for profit Two or three story modern inside store with apartment above 4-21: Not for profit corner store, office with apartment above 4-22: Not for profit One story non-fireproof public garage 4-23: Not for profit gasoline station 4-26: Not for profit commercial greenhouse 4-27: Not for profit theatres 4-28: Not for profit bank buildings 4-29: Not for profit motels 4-30: Not for profit supermarket 4-31: Not for profit shopping center 4-32: Not for profit bowling alley 4-33: Not for profit quonset huts and butler type buildings 4-35: Not for profit golf course improvement 4-80: Not for profit other industrial improvements 4-83: Not for profit industrial quonset huts and butler type buildings 4-87: Not for profit special industrial improvements 4-89: Not for profit industrial condominium units 4-90: Not for profit other minor improvements 4-91: Not for profit improvement over three stories 4-92: Not for profit Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 4-93: Not for profit industrial 4-96: Not for profit rent mdrn row houses, 7 or more units a sing dvlp or 1 or more contig prcls in comn ownshp 4-97: Not for profit special improvement 4-99: Not for profit condominium 5-00: Commercial land 5-01: Garage used in conjunction with commercial improvements 5-16: Non-fireproof hotel or rooming house (apartment hotel) 5-17: One story store 5-22: One story non-fireproof public garage 5-23: Gasoline station 5-26: Commercial greenhouse 5-27: Theatres 5-28: Bank buildings 5-29: Motels 5-30: Supermarket 5-31: Shopping center 5-32: Bowling alley 5-33: Quonset huts and butler type buildings 5-35: Golf course 5-50: Industrial land 5-80: Other industrial minor improvements 5-81: Garage used in conjunction with industrial improvements 5-83: Industrial quonset huts and butler type buildings 5-87: Special industrial improvements 5-89: Industrial condominium units 5-90: Commercial minor improvements 5-91: Commercial buildings over three stories 5-92: Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 5-93: Industrial 5-97: Special commercial improvements 5-99: Commercial condominium units 6-37: Industrial brownfield land 6-38: Industrial brownfield 6-50: Industrial land 6-51: Industrial land 6-54: Other industrial brownfield minor improvements 6-55: Garage used in conjunction with industrial brownfield incentive improvements 6-63: Industrial 6-66: Industrial brownfield quonset huts and butler type buildings 6-68: Special improvements 6-69: Industrial brownfield condominium units 6-70: Other industrial minor improvements 6-71: Garage used in conjunction with industrial incentive improvements 6-73: Industrial quonset huts and butler type buildings 6-77: Special improvements 6-79: Industrial condominium units 6-80: Other industrial minor improvements 6-81: Garage used in conjunction with industrial incentive improvements 6-83: Industrial quonset huts and butler type buildings 6-87: Special industrial improvements 6-89: Industrial condominium units 6-93: Industrial 7-00: Commercial incentive land 7-01: Garage used in conjunction with commercial incentive improvements 7-16: Non-fireproof hotel or rooming house (apartment hotel) 7-17: One story retail, restaurant, or banquet hall, medical building, miscellaneous commercial use 7-22: Garage, public/service 7-23: Gasoline station, with/without bays, store 7-26: Commercial greenhouse 7-27: Theatres 7-28: Bank buildings 7-29: Motels 7-30: Supermarket 7-31: Shopping center (regional, community, neighborhood, promotional, specialty) 7-32: Bowling alley 7-33: Quonset huts and butler type buildings 7-35: Golf course 7-42: Commercial incentive land 7-43: Garage used in conjunction with commercial incentive improvements 7-45: Golf course 7-46: Non-fireproof hotel or rooming house (apartment hotel) 7-47: One story retail, rstrnt, or bnqt hall, med. blding, miscellaneous commercial use 7-48: Motels 7-52: Garage, public/service 7-53: Gasoline station, with/without bays, store 7-56: Commercial greenhouse 7-57: Theatres 7-58: Bank buildings 7-60: Supermarket 7-61: Shopping center (regional, community, neighborhood, promotional, specialty) 7-62: Bowling alley 7-64: Quonset huts and butler type buildings 7-65: Other minor improvements 7-67: Facilities (tennis, rqtball, hlth club), (nursing, retirement home), auto. dlrshp, comm. structure 7-72: Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 7-74: office building (One story, low rise, mid rise, high rise) 7-90: Other minor improvements 7-91: Office building (one story, low rise, mid rise, high rise) 7-92: Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 7-97: Facilities (tennis, rqtbll, hlth club), (nursing, rtrmnt home), auto dlrshp, comm. structure 7-98: Commercial/industrial-condominium units/garage 7-99: Commercial/industrial-condominium units/garage 8-01: Garage in conjunction with commercial incentive improvements 8-16: Non-fireproof hotel or rooming house (apartment hotel) 8-17: One story retail, restaurant, (banquet hall, fast food), medical, miscellaneous commercial use 8-22: Garage (public/service) 8-23: Gasoline station with/without bay, store 8-26: Commercial greenhouse 8-27: Theatres 8-28: Bank building 8-29: Motels 8-30: Supermarket 8-31: Shopping center (regional, community, neighborhood, promotional, specialty) 8-32: Bowling alley 8-33: Quonset huts and butler type buildings 8-35: Golf course 8-50: Industrial incentive land 8-80: Other industrial minor improvements 8-81: Garage used in conjunction with industrial incentive improvements 8-83: Quonset huts and butler type buildings 8-87: Special industrial improvements 8-89: Industrial condominium units 8-90: Other minor improvements 8-91: Office building, (One story, low rise, midrise, high rise) 8-92: Two or three story building containing part or all retail and/or commercial space 8-93: Industrial buildings 8-97: Facilities, (tennis, rqtball, hlth club), (nursing, retirement home), auto. dlrshp, misc. comm. structure 8-99: Commercial/industrial condominium units/Garage 9-00: Land used in conjunction with incentive rental apartments 9-01: Garage used in conjunction with incentive rental apartments 9-13: 2 or 3 story bldng, 7 or more units, sngle devel., 1 or more contig. parcels, in common ownership 9-14: 2 or 3 story non-freprf crt and corridor apts or california type apts, no corridors, ex. entrance 9-15: 2 or 3 story non-frprf corridor apts, or california type apts, interior entrance 9-18: 2 or 3 story frame stores, with apts above (must be split coded with another class) 9-19: 2 or 3 story old style store, with apts above (must be split coded with another class) 9-20: 2 or 3 story modern inside store with apts above (must be split coded with another class) 9-21: Corner store, office with apartments above (must be split coded with another class) 9-59: Rental condo unts in a sing. dvlp. of 1 or more contiprcls w/ 7 or more rent units, commn ownrshp 9-90: Other minor improvements 9-91: Apartment buildings over three stories 9-96: Rental mdrn row houses, 7 or more unts in a sing. dvlpment or 1 or more contig. prcls in comm. ownrshp 9-97: Special rental improvements If you wish to obtain information on a specific residential property but you do not know the PIN, simply enter the address in the "Search by Address" function. It should be noted that due to the transitory nature of addresses, our address file might contain errors or omissions. If you experience difficulties, please call the Cook County Assessors Office Taxpayer Information Department at 312-443-7550. When entering the street name of your desired property, to aid in your search, please do not enter the street suffix, such as St., Dr., Ave., etc. You will then need to enter the city name in the box on the third line of the section. Please note that you do not need to select a class to conduct a search.Once the required fields of information are entered, click once on the "Search by Address" button to submit your search. This will bring up a page with your desired PIN, corresponding address, city, neighborhood, class code, township, age, description of class code, assessed value, and a description of the propertys characteristics. To compare your propertys assessed value to other similar properties on your block or in your neighborhood, you may enter a range of addresses on the search page. For example, you may enter 400 500 N Main in Chicago. This may be useful if you are considering an appeal based on lack of uniformity. View Instructions Close Instructions Search by Neighborhood: Township: <SELECT> Barrington Berwyn Bloom Bremen Calumet Cicero Elk Grove Evanston Hanover Hyde Park Jefferson Lake Lake View Lemont Leyden Lyons Maine New Trier Niles North Chicago Northfield Norwood Park Oak Park Orland Palatine Palos Proviso Rich River Forest Riverside Rogers Park Schaumburg South Chicago Stickney Thornton West Chicago Wheeling Worth To search by neighborhood, simply use the drop-down box under the "Search by Neighborhood" section to select your township. If you do not know what township you are in, please check your "Notice of Proposed Assessed Valuation" or your tax bill. Once you have selected your township, click once on the "Search by Neighborhood" button. This will bring you to a page with a drop-down box with a list of neighborhood codes. If you do not know your neighborhood code, simply check your "Notice of Proposed Assessed Valuation" or click on the highlighted "Show Me Borders" for a listing of each neighborhood code and its street boundaries.Once you have selected your neighborhood code click once on the "Search by Neighborhood" button and you will see multiple pages of properties. If you wish to refine your search for similar properties click on the "Choose Class" drop-down box and select a specific class of property. This function is useful when comparing assessed value, although it is still important to look at each individual propertys characteristics. Properties in the same class with like characteristics are considered "comparables" and can be used in a residential appeal. View Instructions Close Instructions The most current assessment information will only be available for properties in triennial reassessment townships that have been mailed their "Notice of Proposed Assessed Valuation." For a listing of available townships and mailing dates click here. Please read the following instructions for information on how to best conduct an assessment search for non-residential property. Search Help : If you are having difficulty finding a property or wish to expand your search, try entering less information. For instance, in the "Search by Address" function leave the direction box blank, or only enter the first few letters of the street or city. In the "Search by PIN" function, if you enter only the first seven numbers of your PIN (i.eif your index number is 01-01-123-456-0000, and you only insert 01-01-123) this will expand your search to include all the properties that share those seven digits in ascending PIN order. This will widen the parameters for the database and improve the possibility that a record is found. Cook County Assessor's Office (Main) County Building, Third Floor 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 443-7550 2003- 2004 Cook County Assessors Office All rights reserved Disclaimer. Comments,Questions or Suggestions : Contact Us