Dave, A lot of these banks have their own websites listing these REO's, no need to subscribe to certain site if you don't want to.

I also subscribed to their lists for a few months.

Land Company, Inc.Cutting Edge Resources for the Real Estate Entrepreneur"Do any of you subscribe to U.S.

I only have one property there and I'm trying to determine whether to go with long-term rentals or short-term, so it doesn't make sense for me to subscribe.

If your budget allows I would subscribe to a reputable foreclosure service.Hope this helps and GOOD LUCK!!!

Every day Tax Mama hands out free tips and answers to questions that you can get by visiting her website, subscribing to her newsletter, or by subscribing to her RSS feed.Now I know what you all want to ask... and yes, she does cover items that are specific to REI (such as 1031 exchanges).

I've tried zillow in my area and the comps are worthless because although I can see prices of properties sold, I don't know their size or anything else about the property.Maybe some areas are better but about all I can get from zillow for my area is an idea of how active a neighborhood is - which is good info but far from being useful for comps.I know the MLS in my area has good comp info but I've yet to find any free or paid service that I as an investor can subscribe to for quick and useful comps.If anyone has any suggestions other than zillow, I'd love to hear them.Steven

Besides subscribing to John Beck Free & Clear yada yada yada....

I've been an enthousiastic subscriber of the BP Podcast since a few months.  

I'd also poke around and subscribe to some blogs (like Jon Crosby's) and get a twitter account to scout out what others may be doing.