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The report that catches what listing photos hide.

Roof & AC age, unpermitted work, flood and wind exposure, effective vs. actual build year, and a fair-value estimate against asking. Pulled from public records, laid over the listing, before your buyer writes the offer.

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LISTING PHOTO · 2231 BAYOU DR, TAMPA FL

FEMA ZONE AE — within parcel

ROOF PERMIT FOUND
2011 · listing said "new roof"

EFFECTIVE YEAR 1987
ACTUAL YEAR 1964

ASKING $749k
ASSESSED $611k · +23%

Unverified — check

Unpermitted addition? · no matching record

The wedge

The listing tells one story. The records tell another.

Every HouseFax report is a side-by-side: what the listing claims, and what the public record actually shows. This is the whole product in one gesture.

Listing says

"Recently updated, move-in ready."

HouseFax finds

Last roof permit: 2011.Hillsborough County permit #ROOF-2011-08842

Listing says

"Charming bonus room addition."

HouseFax finds

No matching addition permit found.Verify before inspection period closes

Listing says

"Not in a flood zone."

HouseFax finds

FEMA Zone AE crosses the parcel boundary.Base flood elevation applies · wind exposure II

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Why this exists

I built this because I lived it.

A few months ago my wife and I were buying in Florida from out of state. I'm not green — I know floods, roofs, windows. Didn't matter. I was falling for Zillow photos and glossy descriptions, even making offers, and only then realizing how much I couldn't see.

So I did it the hard way: pulled permits and assessor data on every house by hand, driving the county with my pregnant wife at the wheel. Half the time the "new" roof was really 12 years old and the insurance quote came back sky-high.

You know this dance too — Saturdays in the car, homes the photos oversold, and you're the one who looks bad when the deal dies at inspection. So I built the thing that reads the records for you. That's HouseFax.

The artifact

A HouseFax report, not a dashboard.

The report is the sales asset. It reads like an investigative brief a serious agent can forward to a client, with every finding labeled by how sure the public record is — and a fair-value estimate from sold comps.

2231 Bayou Dr

Tampa, FL 33629 · Parcel A-29-30-18-3ZK · Single-family

6 / 10

Condition signal

HouseFax estimated value

$648,000

7 sold comps (last 6 mo) × assessor · asking $749k

+16% overasking vs estimate

Roof agePermit #ROOF-2011-08842 · 14 yrs

Verified

AC / HVAC replacementNo permit after 2009 · likely original

Flag

Rear additionVisible in aerial · no matching permit

Needs confirmation

FEMA flood zoneZone AE · base flood elevation applies

Flag

Effective vs actual yearEffective 1987 · actual 1964

Verified

Prior sales / ownershipRecords incomplete for 1998–2004

Unavailable

Agent talking points — client-safe

Ask the seller for roof documentation; the last permit is 2011.
Confirm whether the rear addition was permitted before the inspection period closes.
Verify AC replacement date — no permit on record since 2009.

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Honest disclaimer: HouseFax summarizes public permit, property, flood, sales, and ownership records, and its value estimate is a records-based estimate — not a home inspection, an appraisal, or legal advice, and not a guarantee that every issue has been found. Records can lag reality; always confirm critical findings on tour and with a licensed inspector before your buyer makes an offer.