I should note: it's probably unwise to admit you entered the property, even though you had a good faith belief the place was under contract and you had permission to enter... you may make the actual owner feel very violated and their response could be unpredictable and include things like police (if you're lucky) or buckshot (if you're not.)Tell them your suspicions grew when you noticed Yahoo 2 also had the property "listed" at a much higher price.

My question: Does anyone put any faith in tools like this?

Faith is uncertainity.

Pay $400 +/- and get an appraisal or pay a full-time Realtor for their time, could save you $1,000's in the long run...don't put faith in Zillow...just my opinion !

I think at the end of the day what most CF investors are doing is putting their faith in is that the crowdfunding platform is doing their DD to make sure these are safe deals.   

Have a single family property I'm looking to purchase - it already has a tenant and good cash flow; the realtor is not investor friendly and is demanding a $1000 good faith deposit, which I do not have - I'm working on getting a private lender.

@Jai ReddyI had to get credit partners for a couple of deals until the lenders had faith in me again

This is Brad from New Jersey & I'm excited to not only join but learn from the BiggerPockets community.My career has been in sports business but I have always envisioned my future as a real estate entrepreneur and now I'm finally taking that leap of faith!

We'll see if she moves out in good faith otherwise I'll reach out those who advised on hiring an attorney to represent us.  

The offer deadline for the property is Monday morning and that doesn't really give me any time to do my due diligence, so this would be a leap of faith.