If you want to try it, just get a three month subscription. I tried it and found that for the most part, the properties listed were aged. When I called about some of the properties, I was told that the properties were sold and that the listings were old.
What you do get out of a couple of issues are the names and phone numbers of the listing agents that the banks regularly use to market their REOs. I regularly call a couple of them at the beginning of each month to get their current REO lists.
Does anyone use or have an opinion on subscribing to Foreclosure Magazine? It’s about $200/year. They list all of the foreclosures in your state on a monthly basis.
I subscribed to their service, have not been impressed with what I got for the money. It looks like about
95%+ of the listings are from gov’t. agencies. You can get that information free by going directly to the websites for those agencies. Save your money.