Buying or Selling a Home on the Net
by Marnie Pehrson
You might think that a global marketplace like
the Internet is an unlikely place for help on
such a local subject as buying or selling a
home. But there are many valuable resources
available to you.
Finding the Right Realtor
When you have a home on the market, stress
can quickly become your middle name. Whether you
are trying to sell it yourself or you have a
realtor, you often need all the help you can
get.
The Living Network is an excellent resource
for locating the best realtor. Actually, this
site is great for buyers or sellers. The Web
address is
http://the.living.net. From here you can
find all the realtors in a given area. First you
select your state. From here, you can select
your city, and view all the realtors in your
area. Or you can search for a realtor by name.
After selecting your city, you'll be given the
names, addresses, phone numbers, and sometimes
Web and e-mail addresses for all the realtors in
your area.
Working the Resources
This site is an excellent resource for
promoting your house directly to realtors. For
example, we gathered 100 e-mail addresses in the
Chattanooga, Tennessee area. Then, we e-mailed a
note to these addresses about a house that a
local realtor had for sale. Within 12 hours, the
realtor received 2 e-mail responses and 2 phone
calls. Two of the responses actually had buyers
who would be interested in the house. Of the 100
e-mails we sent, only 10 addresses bounced back
as old or invalid. This is a fairly low
percentage of bad addresses when compared to
other lists one might find on the Internet.
Advertising Your Home
You can advertise your home on the following
Web sites for free:
- Ads4Homes - http://www.ads4homes.com
- Real Estate - http://www.realestate.com
Viewing the Multiple Listings
There are two sites that have the multiple
listings as entered by real estate agents. Many
of the listings even have photographs.
- Cyber Homes - http://www.cyberhomes.com
Other Sites Worth Searching
- Listing Link - http://www.listinglink.com
- Home Scout - http://www.homescout.com
- Homes and Land - http://www.homes.com
- Home Seeker - http://www.homeseekers.com
- For Sale by Owner Network - http://www.owners.com
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