Home Search Trap 1. Too Narrow
Must haves vs needs vs wishes?
Balance each, be open and flexible. "It must have a basement", they bought a home they loved without a basement!
Searching Should Be Easy
With all the online websites and AI tools, it should be easy to search for that perfect house for sale. Online Home Searches promise convenience and are the DIY of real estate. But, buyers often get trapped by incomplete data, outdated listings, and misleading price estimates. I see clients fall into 3 common search traps and they may not know how to get out.
Home Search Trap 2. Too Wide
If the market has low inventory maybe you can see every house. But in a high demand seller's market that house you liked last week is already under contract.
Home Search Trap 3. Too Complex
Too varied, special or off-beat criteria: schools, lot size, city parking, or waterfront are difficult for DIY searching. Your realtor has pro-tools.
Don't search alone
Successful home searches require a partnership: you and your agent. "Two heads are better than one". DIY: Don't do it all yourself, you will miss homes. Don't let your agent do it all, they may limit your search. The key to success is working together; combining your knowledge of what you want with your agent's experience, pro-tools, and search secrets to get the complete market picture.
Search site results differ
All real estate search sites including Zillow - Realtor - Redfin or the top local brokerage companies, get their data from the same source. But, they have different algorithms and internal guidelines on what to display. DIY will get mixed results and will differ from one site to the next. You can test it for yourself. The only guaranteed complete home search is with an experienced realtor.
Get a custom search
Every home search is unique to a buyer or a seller. A seller's search objective is to analyze the market. A buyer's search objective is to find a place to call home that is a perfect match. Some buyers are just looking and quick, targeted home searches will be most efficient. Buyers ready to purchase need in depth custom searches that provide a complete picture of the market. Quick, targeted, and custom searches are all available, just sign up and tell us your needs and we will customize a search for you.
Search secrets you don't know
Why if you bought a house with a Haddonfield zip code are you surprised to find out you don't live in Haddonfield, NJ but in Haddon Heights, NJ? Why is your home for sale in Logan Circle not getting any showings? Why do my neighbor's kids right across the street go to a different school?
Are there search secrets? Yes, they come from years of experience by competent real estate agents. Let me share all my search secrets.
Searching Can Be Easy
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Testimonials
"We wanted a home in Cherry Hill, NJ but our initial search efforts were frustrating. Cherry Hill is such a large community with literally hundreds of sub-divisions, we didn't know where to begin. Jenn educated us to the major differences (East vs West) and created a custom search strategy that made all the difference."
Sarah & Mike
"After months of trying to find a home on our own through Zillow, we were ready to give up. Jenn's custom search alerts found us our dream home before it even appeared on the major websites. Her insider knowledge of the Philadelphia market was invaluable."
Mary Jo A.
"We were looking in a specific school district but couldn't find anything in our price range. Jenn's expertise helped us discover a nearby neighborhood that had exactly what we wanted and still fed into the same school. We would have never found this on our own."
Riva R.