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Are realtors necessary to correctly analyze deals?
Do you have to have comps pulled from the MLS by a realtor or can you just pull comps from services like Redfin or realtor.com ?
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Being a Realtor I do have access to more platforms than the average Joe. With that being said, as long has you are getting your comps from a reliable source and you know how to adjust for the differences you should be ok. This is literally what we do each and every day so agent are more refined at it and it can take them half as much time if they know where and what to look for.