Patent ID: 7389242

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating generation of a property file, comprising: receiving from a user an indication of a plurality of streets; searching at least one database that associates parcel maps with properties shown on the parcel maps, the properties being in the vicinity of the plurality of streets, and the database further associates properties with street addresses to identify a set of parcel maps in which the properties shown have addresses corresponding to at least two of the streets indicated by the user; displaying the set of identified parcel maps to the user; receiving a user selection of at least one of the identified parcel maps; displaying the selected parcel map along with parcel IDs of parcels on the parcel map to facilitate identification a parcel of property; receiving a user selection of a parcel ID; creating a property file for the parcel of property identified by the selected parcel ID, wherein at least some data about the parcel of property is retrieved from a property database and stored in the property file; and making the property file accessible to the user.