Lists requested:Bexar County-IndustrialState of Texas-IndustrialData Finiti: Bexar: 681 recordsData Finiti: Texas: 19,140 recordsProspect Now: Bexar: 761 recordsProspect Now: Texas: 102,633 recordsList Source: Bexar: 2,741 recordsList Source: Texas: 51,086 records

Back in 2008 we we're actually in the process of BEING THE NEW SUPPLIER to the majority of title companies in the state when that bill came into affect and it cost us millions in revenue when they cancelled their deals because of the law change.Public records data only includes "Document date, document type, grantor, grantee, and sometimes amount".

Because every county is different, I always recommend doing a little "backtesting" with any public records data.

I've already set up automation systems for mining public records data and other lead sources.

We use the followingAbstrax Financial DimensionsTitle MetricsThe reason we use them vs doing it ourselves is:We cant keep track of where to search for records for every jurisdictionNot every jurisdiction's records/data is onlineIt is a lot of work and time intensive

The estimates are based primarily on public records data, which typically, but not always, includes things like year built, beds, baths, sq ft, lot size, location etc.

Expanding on David's comment - many times the public records data is spread across several different websites/databases.  

Just keep in mind that all of these non-MLS sites are relying on public records data.

Most of the problems people have with public records data come from 1) bad data at the county or 2) their own expectations of the data are misplaced.Whenever working with public records - whether directly from the government or through a vendor - I always recommend doing some back testing.