looking up property information

[kaimera]

Does anyone know any reliable source of data (over the web) that I can use to look up property information and sales comparables?

I dont mind paying but most of the services i've been testing have outdated information especially for the NJ/PA states. I know i can go to the county office (NJ county websites are really of no use), but I do belief in the power of the internet.

Thanks for your help.

- K

[kimesha]

kamiera,
i just remembered the website to check on a neighborhood is bestplaces.net. you should take their info lightly cuz i compared it with some realtor info that i got out of the philadelphia magazine based on 2004 and the websites #'s were off. as far as comps i go to homeradar.com. take their info lightly also cuz i know the philly area & sometimes they throw addresses in their that are not near my particular goal. :xxrotflma

[Dan Auito]

Just in case you haven't tried these Kimesha, here they are again. Some times paying for accurate data is a worthwhile investment. Once you get rolling you just factor it into the cost of doing good business!

www.dataquick.com (get your data here)
www.realquest.com (get more data here)
www.dqnews.com (data quick news and stats)
www.infospace.com (your phone book and more)
www.realtor.com (homes for sale nationwide)
www.homeradar.com (what’s it worth, comparables free)
www.netronline.com/public_records.htm (public records search)
www.realfacts.com/faqlinks.html (find an owner thru research)
www.inft.net/index.html (find owners in trouble)
www.altmandirect.com (launch a direct mail campaign)
www.policyholdersofamerica.org/index2.html (insurance issues)
www.kwsnet.com (scroll to real estate, huge resource)
www.infocredit.com/ (background checks)
www.docusearch.com/free.html (multiple search databases)
www.creditretriever.com (credit reports on tenants)
www.FINDTHESELLER.COM (track them down)
www.skiptracers.com (find the tenant who owes back rent)
www.policeauctions.com (auctions)
www.stealitback.com (go to real estate) :smiley5:

[kaimera]

thanks all. I found these sites also pretty useful too

http://www.njactb.org/ [NJ only]
http://www.propertyshark.com [NY company but spreading around]

[Hillmdy1]

HI Kimesha,
I am in philly too, is there anything that you can tell me about how to determine Fair Market Value in the different sections of the city. Since the properties are so dense I just want to make my investment moves in the best Philly wards possible.

Thank you Sweetheart for any info. surrounding this.
Terrell

[kimesha]

hi terell,
go to your closest newstand and pick up this months latesi issue of philadelphia magazine. the cover says " How much is your property worth" it gives a breakdown of the average value of each zipcode. remember this is the AVERAGE value but it should help you figure out what are you want to concentrate on. by the way what part r u in?