Consumer Advice

It depends on the county since some of the smaller counties simply do not have the budget to scan the records and provide online space.

Here is a place to start locating where the records you want might be in the US: https://publicrecords.netronline.com/ (some they ask for fees, but some go directly from their site to the local county records).

I find it most useful to start with the Property Appraiser's Office in the relevant county. Here, the tax and deed records are linked from those pages online.