In need of a Broker willing to pull national Costar reports
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[{"id": "e4l526t", "text": "CoStar watches people activity closely. I\u2019m not sure if this would be a red flag for them or business as usual for a broker willing to do it.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e4l6rmf", "text": "Nice try, CoStar...", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e4l8nkj", "text": "Get an appraiser to do it... ", "replies": [{"id": "e4lln28", "text": "I'm not falling for that. Use compstak, they're free.", "replies": [{"id": "e4m8p95", "text": "The first 6 are free.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "e4mpxzu", "text": "You have to request a membership to compstak, something i've done multiple times over the past year... no dice. Compstak isn't a serious suggestion.", "replies": [{"id": "e50gnpa", "text": "Compstak doesn't generate market reports but they do have decent lease comps and their sale comp database has promise. We need some alternative to Costar, Compstak will be viable if enough RE professionals start contributing.\n\nWishful thinking I guess.", "replies": [{"id": "e50jn2y", "text": "I definitely hope compstak works out, I don't mean to totally diss it. I'm just kind of bitter because I don't have an account.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "e4mq2po", "text": "There are very few appraisers who make enough scratch to have nationwide costar access. That shit would cost tens of thousands of dollars per year.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e4lbr7u", "text": "So you want to steal. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e4ldlfp", "text": "This is actually fairly common. Sure Costar wants you to have and pay for your own license but this is a workaround they can't change. Is it any different for a small brokerage to have 1 costar license and share the reporting among their brokers? My old national firm did it. They had a \"shared services\" group that I would just call in a order reports from. ", "replies": [{"id": "e4lnawa", "text": "costar will actually pull national reports for customers upon request (I assume there is a limit to that).  \n\n&gt; Is it any different for a small brokerage to have 1 costar license and share the reporting among their brokers?\n\nNot really different than that but folks who do that and get caught tend to get demand letters for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars or face soul crushing litigation so you will obviously understand the consensus of the comments not wanting to touch this.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "e4lsx9o", "text": "&gt;  My old national firm did it.\n\nI notice that you used the past tense. Try to do that now. There is two  factor authentication. Using shared accounts is a bitch when a code goes out via text message every time somebody logs in and you need to retrieve the code from that person before you log in. I still do it, but it is a total bitch. Costar is a few steps away from verifying your DNA before you log in. ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e4liy2f", "text": "This is likely Andy Florence's personal troll account. Anyone who answers will be met with a multi-year litigation. Because no one likes the inside of a courtroom more than Andy Florence.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e4lsqh2", "text": "LMAO this is definitely a trap. I am not willing to get fucked in the ass by Costar for a few dollars. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e4luu29", "text": "Didn\u2019t realize this sub had so many ppl who wear tin foil hats.. I\u2019m not costar. I work for a small boutique who can\u2019t justify the full fee. I could perhaps just  \u201chire\u201d a broker and order reports when I need them. \n\nTo a previous comment.. 2 factor? Won\u2019t matter. I just need the reports pulled.. \n\nStarting to think one or all of you are costar acct execs.. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]