As you may know, if you get it directly from each county each one provides it in different formats, which can be very hard to go through and make uniform.

I'd recommend going directly to navyfederal.org or penfed.org.Hope that helps, let me know if you have further questions on these tools to access equity.

I do not have direct access to the mls yet and have been relying primarily on sites such Zillow, trulia, BeenVerified, etc. any advice on telling the difference between a good comp and bad comp without using the mls?

Here is the backstoryMy wife happened to drive by and found the home directly after the sellers agent put the for sale sign in the front yard.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Just like the paper is the medium for direct mail. 

I have done direct mail but I haven't seen much return and I understand it will take a few attempts but I don't money at the moment.

If I meet someone who brought me a deal or asked me for my opinion, I would not go direct.

We're just about shovel ready so any help/direction you can provide would be much appreciated, thx!

Only Redfin obtains listings directly from MLS because they are registered as a broker in each county they do business in.Most techies do not understand that real estate is a relationship-based business.