If you’ve ever wondered how much someone paid for a property OR how much their mortgage is OR who actually owns it, check out http://www.salemdeeds.com/. It’s the S. Essex County Registry of Deeds website. If you live in Gloucester, Beverly, Danvers (or any S. Essex County town) your mortgages (and mine!) are recorded there, as well as divorce decrees, wills, condo docs and anything else that’s in the “public domain”. Here’s a quick video tutorial …