Finding reliable rent comps

[Michael Hahn]

Hello-

Not super sure where this post belongs. I'm trying to drill down to figure the current fair market value for rent in a particular area. Sure, you can view current listings, but to me that does not tell the whole story. I'm much more interested in places that have actually been rented recently. I'm not savvy enough to have located this information yet. Can anyone point me to a place that might have this information? I realize your everyday landlord isn't posting information publicly, but maybe somehow being able to see expired/removed listings on a site would be great. If I'm thinking about this wrong, feel free to tell me how you assess current fair value market for rentals. Thanks ya'll!