Realtors are free to use if you are a buyer! I haven't been to impressed with Zillow. I am an investor to as well as an agent.

LOL....WHY wouldnt you want to use a realtor?

Zillow is a good palce to start. Although some of the info you get will not be completely up to date.
Also Trulia will give you an idea for your area as to trending... This is not sound information for your particular situation and property but good as a whole for your area...
http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Mobile-Alabama/
URL above will give you stats and trends for your area. I like what I see in your area just from what Trulia indicates.

Hope that helps little... doing it on your own requires alot of homework... Also after you get your info together get professional advise, call a local agent but get someone you can talk to comfortably, ask them to respect your privacy and not to hassle or bother you. A professional will put your needs in front of theirs, just for a possible chance to work wiht you in the future... Good Luck

Go to zillow.com and checkout your neighborhood, it will show the prices of the houses sold in your area

Definately check out zillow..com however if it is not on there then you will have to check with your county registry.

Cindy,
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Cindy,

Check out http://www.zillow.com

It will provide information on recently sold homes in your target location. Just enter the address and click on comperable property.

Care should be taken using this information. While their sale prices are generally accurate their Zestimates are often questioned by people that are familiar with the target location.

Hope this helps.
The "Eckler Team"

It's pretty easy actually, the information is accessible to anyone. You just have to know where to go to find it.

Why do you not want to use a realtor?
A good realtor will provide you with some assistance. They will want to help you. If you don't want to be "hounded" let them know, but get information such as comps without a professional is not good. There is not charge... A professional realtor will provide expert advise. This is a difficult market to translate. I have people contacting me all the time, and I will do my best to assist them honestly and professionally. I respect privacy always but I do ask in return a simple kind word and maybe a referral or two. You see I am in the busienss of helping people as a Realtor. If I can't help you I don't make money. some will argue you will probably take the information I provide and sell your house yourself. So I never made money at all, I just put time in and got nothing out of it. I'm ok with that. It's obvious I must provide certain services to my clients that I cannot provide to everyone, but my knowledge is always open for discussion and I would even go as far as meeting with you for a few minutes of the day, to discuss what you need to do to make your house more marketable. Take their advise and use it. A Realtor has lots of good information for you.
Call a Realtor, their experience is essential to getting the correct information you will need. Many websites have good information but their ability to adjust to the market place is less than adequate. Years ago we had values going up weekly and now we have values going down. In our area most are stable with some slight increases. Don't look at a realtor as a shark with bigger teeth.. Most are genuine people. You just need a good realtor, There are differences make sure you are comfortable with them..
Good luck. and I mean that sincerely.
If you don't want to use a realtor then try Zillow but don't say I didn't warn you. Th information is good but not adequate or acurate, You really need to know how to navigate the websites to get decent information. And still it may not be acurrate.