General Investing Sites

1. RichDad.com: Rich Dad Poor Dad is the book that first got us started in changing our mindset to be an entrepreneur. He teaches that real estate is one of the best ways to build wealth. Shortly after reading his book we bought our first investment property. Robert Kiyosaki has fantastic information and is a great place for new investors.
   

2. RealEstateInvestor.com: This is a community of real estate investors that has been building a lot of momentum recently. With an education center, networking and member blogs, there is plenty of great free information here.

3. REIAllstars.net is a new membership site that is building a portfolio of video training materials to help new investors fast track the learning process.

4. CREonline.com has existed since the mid 1990's and is still one of the biggest online investing communities out there. It also offers a great range of free real estate articles.

5. REIclub.com is another big site in terms of the volume of articles and free content that they offer.

6. BiggerPockets.com is a community site which is constantly evolving. It currently has a popular blog, forums, articles, an analysis tool and many other useful resources.

7. CashFlowInstitute.com: Mark Walters offers a series of free videos about numerous real estate investing techniques. Well worth a look.

8. RealEstateInvestors.tv offers hundreds of real estate investment educational videos for less than $40 per month. They also have a 7-day free trial.

      Comps

1. Zillow.com: Zillow has improved dramatically since it's early days. It is now a very powerful resource for getting what they call “Zestimates” on the value of a home and for conducting your comps.

2. CyberHomes.com: The CyberHomes database covers more than 100 million records. It is great site completing thorough research and for conducting comps.

3. Eppraisal.com: This is another easy to use and useful resource for obtaining estimates on the value of specific real estate.

4. RealQuest.com: This site has the multiple functions of property information, values and search.  Their Investor product allows you to search for pre-foreclosures, auctions and bank-owned properties.