Calling to schedule an appointment to see the home you like, only to learn the home is already Under Contract! All that time wasted searching for the perfect home and you missed it. The whole process is giving you a headache?
I understand. "My advice ...take two aspirin."
What most consumers do not realize is, when you search online and land on a Realtors website, or a big search engine site, even Craigslist, chances are you are getting dated ( historical information). It's called advertising. Many large search engines extract information and keep it posted to get you to call so they can capture you as a lead.
Why am I telling you this? Because I personally believe finding your home should be fun and exciting and local. It is important to work with a local Realtor who knows the area where you want to live.
Here is a tip for you. "Have you ever heard of FranklyMLS.com? Well if not, you are in for a home shopping treat." That is if you live in the Northern Virginia, Maryland or Washington DC Area.This is a consumer based MLS website, that gives you all the information you need and want on one page! No more searching tax sites, and map sites and then Realtor sites. This site is a real time information site and so much more. All the information is current and up to date.
Let me show you how it works.Today I searched for Homes For Sale in the area I service most in the Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Virginia area. In this particular search I used the 22192 zip code area as an example.
The secret is to type in the wordActive 22192 and then select a price range, for this example I choose $250K-$700K price range.
( this way you do not get home that are already SOLD!)
Results in Gallery Format- this is for those who are searching for a particular style home. You know your dream home when you see it. Use Gallery Format, it's quick and easy.
Results in Spreadsheet Form. this is great for those of you who are analytical. You want to know all the background data, and the tax information and what it sold for before. It's all there.
Then there is Photo's and Gallery This is for the buyer who wants to have their cake and eat too. You get the the best of both the spread sheet and gallery search in one easy to view format.
You can find these options right under the search space bar!
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- Spreadsheet
- Photos & Details
- Gallery
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Another cool feature is you can sort the results by any of these categories below!
Sort by:Listing/Desc Listing DOMm/Low DOMm/High DOMp/High Price/Low Price/High OriginalPrice/Low OriginalPrice/High Address Address/Desc City City/Desc Zip Zip/Desc Tax.A/Low Tax.A/High BDR/Low BDR/High Lot/Low Lot/High List$/Tax Low List$/Tax High List$/LastSold Built/Low Built/High SQFT/Low SQFT/High Subdiv./Asc Subdiv./Desc # Views/Low # Views/High Last$Change OpenHouse Low OpenHouse High WalkScore Low WalkScore High Pix/Low Pix/High CloseDate High ListDate High Sold$/Low Sold$/High
Hopefully this little post helped you learn something new today. Now remember I work as a Buyer Agent in the Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Manassas area. Basically all of Eastern Prince William County and Stafford Virginia. I know real estate, and have helped hundreds of folks find homes. If you would like a strong negotiator working to help you attain your goals, then let's talk.
I am not affilated with FranklyMLS.com. However I am one the WikiMLS Top 10 Buyer Agent Contributors on Franks LLosa's website. What that means is this. When you go to the front page of FranklyMLS.com, on the right hand site you will find Realtors who are working hard everyday in Real Estate, making sure consumers like you get good information. Each of these Realtors comment on homes they visit. How cool is that? Only Realtors who are pounding the streets and entering comments and feedback for buyers get showcased on Franklymls.com. Realtors can buy positions there. Soy you can trust that these Realtors are the ones who are working hard for buyers just like you. When you are thinking of buying a home in Northern Virginia,Maryland, Washington DC, Stafford or Prince William County VA you may want to consider contacting one of these agents. If you click on the number to the right of their names you will see the homes they have visited and the comments made! You the consumer get to read what a Buyer Agent saw when they showed the home. Not only that it gives you an in-site to that agent as well, visit their website, Google them to see if they are someone you want to work with.This is the coolest most innovative site that is available to you the consumer. Enjoy!
If you are looking for a home in Prince William County or the Stafford Virginia area, I can help you.
Call me, reach me direct at 703-851-3085
or contact me by email
Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's .



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