Indiana assessors increasingly pair aerial imagery with change-detection software to update records between field visits — flagging new buildings, pools, and additions from the sky. How it works, where it errs, and your rights when a desktop review raises your AV.
Finished basements, additions, garages, and in-ground pools add assessed value in Indiana; a new roof or furnace generally doesn't. How assessors find out about your project, and what to check on the record card afterward.
Every Indiana property conveyance requires a sales disclosure form (SDF). Here's what it is, the $20 fee, which transfers are exempt, how it doubles as your homestead application, and why its data drives assessments.
Indiana's Classified Forest & Wildlands Program assesses enrolled woodland at $17.74 per acre for 2026 — versus a $2,120 farmland base rate. Here's who qualifies, how to enroll, and what withdrawal costs.