It just means you have to work harder because the best ways to find great deals is with direct mail marketing or online advertising.

I would research on Bigger Pockets as there are some people who have shared contracts or at least can steer you in the right direction.

I know you may not be able to put them here directly, if not, send me a message.

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?

I found windows, light fixtures, and anything else I could scrounge in the "scratch and dent" section of a builders supply store.  

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