How to Analyze SFH without a Realtor or MLS Access

[Benjamin Seibert]

This is my first post on the biggerpockets site. I am currently a senior in college and am starting to look at potential investment properties for when I graduate. For a little background info on why I am looking at these specific properties, my idea is to buy a small (2-4 unit) property to live in out of college. My alternative plan is to buy a SFH to rehab, refinance, and eventually rent out. I currently use Realtor.com, Redfin, and Zillow to find example properties to perform my multifamily calculations ( I just use a spreadsheet I created). Not many multifamily properties come up, so I was wondering if there was a somewhat simple way to look at SFH's and pull comps on them to analyze deals. I am about 8 months from purchasing a property so I figured it may be a little too soon to get a realtor. Thanks!