A good starting place for your Internet search is a national Web site like Realtor.com, which essentially ‘‘aggregates’’ listing information from agents across the country and makes a limited amount of that information available to potential buyers. Once you’ve narrowed down a few homes, you can contact directly the agents who have listed the home, or you can put your own agent on the case by handing over the MLS numbers or listing information on the specific properties.
If you’re looking for an FSBO, try a Web site like BuyOwner.com, For SaleByOwner.com or Foxtons.com, where you can key in geographic preferences and home qualities to see what type of properties are being offered directly by owners in your region.
Realizing that home buyers are more sophisticated and accustomed to having information at their fingertips, most agents and sellers these days create Web sites that include basic information about the home (general location, asking price, square footage, number of bedrooms/baths, etc.), one or more still photos, and a virtual tour that will give you a 360-degree view of one or more rooms. Combined, these various tidbits of information can help you decide whether the home is worth seeing in person.
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