Hi everybodyI am working as a financial auditor in PwC for last 5 years.

I draw all my initial data from public record (county auditor here in WA).  

., Taxes- I can contact the county auditor.

Here is how I use Zillow for comps. 1) Locate the property that your are comping on the map2) Set your search parameters to only show homes that have recently sold in the last six months (they all appear with yellow dots)3) Record the amount sold and the address4) Determine if they are truly comp properties (all 3/2's etc..)5) Pull data from your county auditors site and verify that the property sold (and that it was not a distressed sale)Or as an alternative...link up with a realtor.

In an audit auditors will examine the method of valuation and test for reasonableness and consistency.

All we can do is try to 'persuade' the bank, they still have their guidelines to follow so they don't get in trouble with bank auditors.

Every once in a while Ohio has a Auditor/Treasure Sales.

Many sales including my own has no sales price listed on our county auditor web site.

Sites to get solid data from:Listsource / Propstream / MotivatedSellerLeads / REWW / Attomdata (for inheritance) / Your County Auditor's Website (for Tax Delinquents, Vacant houses and Vacant Land/Lots) / VacantHouseDataFeed / ReboGateway (Tax Delinquents) & many more I cannot think of (just google it)Podio is the best CRM for simplicity, tracking leads and follow up, especially for a Newbie just learning.

Be sure that the auditor is certified by the Building Performance Institute, or something similar.