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Free Trial Search of the MLS ... When I work with buyers, I give them free access to the industry's best proprietary web-based search engine, which allows them to set up automated searches. Unlike most other search engines, it also allows them to save properties of interest and receive updates when those saved properties undergo price changes, go into contract, or close escrow. It is a city-wide company-neutral search-tool that does not favor any particular brokerage firm's listings but gives the buyer total control over how the search is structured. My clients have given me rave reviews about how easy it is to conduct their search using this technology. "We feel empowered and know that we have an advantage over other buyers who do not have this inside-track information" is a typical comment offered by my clients. It allows them to bypass what are often quite misleading remarks contained in advertising media that appear on the web, in magazines and in the newspaper. Instead, my buyers get the "real scoop" on what's available. Meanwhile, for those of my clients who are seeking more support from me, I run a parallel search where I screen through the available properties, taking into account what I know of my clients' wishes and preferences, and provide my own notes and analysis about what's on the market. In some cases I have already seen the home, or am able to quickly make a phone call on behalf of my clients to clarify something that they would want to know before making a special trip to see the home. This sort of guidance saves my clients a great of time and enables them to focus on what's most suitable for them. Working collaboratively in this way, we make sure that nothing gets past us. And, my clients are saved the headache of trying to guess what a home looks like, based on misleading information contained in traditional advertising media. Once we find a home of interest, then begins the most important stage of the search: evaluation of the property's true value, investigation into any issues that might affect the resale value in the future, and discussions about strategy for getting the home for a fair price. If you are just getting started and would like a no-obligation taste of what this process looks like, please email me and I will provide you with access to our searchable citywide MLS database of available properties.
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