List of sites for investors to use

This list was posted on my local rei club website. I thought it might be useful for some.

Section 8 Sites
www.gosection8.com - Great source to list your Section 8 rentals
www.socialserve.com - Another great source to list any Section 8 rental properties
www.huduser.org/datasets/fmr.html - HUD Fair Market Rent schedule

Real Estate News
news.inman.com - Daily real estate news
www.ired.com - International real estate digest
www.housebubble.com - Housing market news
www.nfns.com - National Financial News Service. Mortgage industry newspaper.

Landlord Information
www.saferent.com - Tenant check and background screening service
www.tenantcredit.com - Nationwide tenant screening services
www.mrlandlord.com - Links to state-specific landlord/tenant laws in addition to many resources for landlords
www.cses.com - Information site/resources for landlords

REO & Foreclosure Sites
www.ocwen.com - Foreclosure listings
www.homesales.gov/homesales/mainAction.do - Homes for sale by US government
www.foreclosures.com - Foreclosure listings
www.resales.usda.gov - USDA homes for sale
www.buybankhomes.com - Foreclosure listings, subscription-based
www.firstpreston.com - Asset management company that markets HUD homes
www.hud.gov/homes/index.cfm - HUD foreclosures
www.mortgagecontent.net/reoSearchApplication/fanniemae/reoSearch.jsp - Fannie Mae property search
www.lendersreo.com - REO liquidation company
www.countrywide.com/purchase/f_reo.asp - Countrywide foreclosure listings
www.iasreo.com/search/home4sale.asp - Integrated Asset Services, REO listings
www.premierereo.com - Premiere Asset Services, REO listings
www.ctcres.com - Free trustee sale info
www.HUDPemco.com - Weekly list of HUD properties
www.DQNews.com - Real estate trends from Data Quick

Housing Data & Research
www.firstamres.com/jsp/index.jsp - Real estate data and research site
www.hpapts.com/index.cfm - Hendricks and Partners sales & research firm
www.dataquick.com - Real estate information & research
publicrecords.netronline.com - Portal to assessors' offices and county records nationwide
www.zanatec.com/home.html - National County Recorders directory

Comps
www.zillow.com - Free nationwide home valuations
www.homegain.com - Free nationwide home valuations
www.ziprealty.com/sell_my_house/tools.jsp - Free nationwide home valuations
www.cyberhomes.com - Fidelity National home valuations
www.totalviewrealestate.com

Homes for Sale
www.realtor.com - NAR's nationwide listing of homes for sale
www.mlsonline.com - Nationwide homes for sale and market reports by city and state
www.ree.com - Nationwide listing of properties for sale with owner terms and exchange

Economic Data/Research Websites
www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/stateprofile/ - FDIC state profiles
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ - US Census Bureau
www.census.gov/population/www/ - Census information
www.bea.gov - Bureau of Economic Analysis
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FUNCTIONAL_AREA_RPT2.SHOW?p_ar... - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
www.rurdev.usda.gov/mo/rhlgp.htm - USDA loan programs for low income families
www.realtor.org - National Association of Realtors
www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html - Compare the cost of living in hundreds of different cities
www.firstamerican.com - First American Real Estate Solutions
www.hpapts.com - H&P apartment research firm
www.huduser.org/Periodicals/ushmc/winter98/histdat2.html - Single-family home prices 1963 to present
http://www.realtor.org/research.nsf/pages/anti-bubblereports - NAR market reports
www.car.org - Monthly forecasts for the California market – They are usually very optimistic
www.freelunch.com - Interesting web site with data on the economy, real estate, crime etc

Calculators
www.bankrate.com/brm/calculators/mortgages.asp - Mortgage calculator
www.mortgages.interest.com/content/calculators/index.asp - Mortgage calculators

Real Estate Clubs
www.narei.org - National Association of Real Estate Investors
www.nsdrei.com - North San Diego Real Estate Investors Association
www.sdcia.com - San Diego Creative Investors Association
www.ocreforum.com - Orange County, CA Real Estate Forum
www.reinclub.com - Real Estate Investor Network, Orange County, CA
www.socalcia.com - SOCAL Creative Investors Association
www.ocreic.org - Orange County, CA Real Estate Investors Association
www.stlwin.com - St Louis Wealth Improvement Network
www.stlreia.com - St Louis Real Estate Investors Association
www.hirei.org - Hawaii Real Estate Investors
www.azreia.com - Arizona Real Estate Investors Association
www.screia.com - South Carolina Real Estate Investors Association
www.gareia.org - Georgia Real Estate Investors Association
www.breia.com - Broward County, FL Real Estate Investors Association
www.dreia.org - Dade County, FL Real Estate Investors Association
www.aireo.org - Association of Independent Real Estate Owners
www.aireo.com - American Investors of Real Estate Online

Self-Directed IRAs
www.trustetc.com - Mid Ohio Securities
www.entrustadmin.com - Entrust Administration
www.pensco.com - PENSCO
www.reiconferences.com/files/sdira.pdf - How to buy real estate with a self-directed IRA

Taxes
www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96196,00.html - IRS withholding calculator

Legal
www.hudclips.org - Forms of HUD
www.narhri.org - Support lobbying efforts to keep fair laws for investors and homeowners

Credit Bureaus
www.experian.com - Experian Credit Bureau
www.transunion.com - Transunion Credit Bureau
www.equifax.com - Equifax Credit Bureau

Rents
www.rentslicer.com
www.move.com
www.socialserve.com
www.rent.com

Skip Tracing & People Search
www.theultimates.com/yellow - The ultimate yellow pages
www.switchboard.com - Lookup telephone number search
www.reversephonedirectory.com - Reverse lookup directory
www.pimag.com - Private Investigator Magazine
www.theultimatewhitepages.com - Good source
www.555-1212.com - Reverse phone lookup
www.publicdata.com - Search for owners
www.merlindata.com - Good source for cheap skip tracing
www.zabbasearch.com – Find people