Researching Property Values

[Braden Jackson]

Hey BP community,

I am a new investor looking for my first househack in the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX area. I've been on the hunt for a duplex for several months, and have been doing a ton of research on current inventory on market and what properties warrant different asking prices. One thing I have been struggling with is finding what properties are actually selling for. I will track properties up until they are pending sale on Zillow, Redfin, etc, but I can never seem to find what the property actually closed for. From some additional research, it seems that Texas is a non-disclosure state, which could be the reason why there isn't that much information out there. Am I just out of luck due to the non-disclosure applicability? Does anyone have any insight in how to access this kind of information? I would love to get a better understanding of what duplexes in this area actually sell for, and not just running my numbers based off of initial listing prices from owners. Thanks in advance for any advice you all have!

Happy investing!