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Learn How Much You Can Afford
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Get Approved For A Loan
You'll need an approval letter to make an offer.
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Search the MLS For Homes
The MLS is a vast database of homes for sale.
No matter what type of home you're looking for, if you're like most buyers, you'll probably want to do some (or most) of the initial searching yourself. Our goal is to enable you to do as much searching on your own as you'd like. To do this, we provide you with property addresses in our home search tools (at left).
We recommend that you compile a long list of potential homes that interest you. Then, take the print-out and drive around the neighborhoods which you might want to live in, previewing the available homes from the street. You'll find that you can narrow down your list of homes by about 90%, and by then you'll know exactly which ones you want to see inside. This approach allows you to search at your leisure without a Realtor interfering. It also allows the Realtor to maximize his or her time with you, because the agent is opening houses up (something you can't do on your own) vs. driving you around (something you can do on your own). Having said that, if you're not familiar with the area, or you'd like to have a Realtor with you, we're happy to do the driving! We'll work with you based on what suits your needs best.
Our MLS Search Tools
ListingNotice.com Set up alerts & get notified when a property that matches your criteria hits the MLS!
BirdsEyeSearch.com Search the MLS using Google Maps and a Metro map overlay.
TheBestHomeSearchEver.com Powerful MLS search, including searching keywords in the listing notes, which makes Metro searching easy!

Free GPS Loaner: We're happy to provide a free GPS loaner, so you can drive around on your own for as long as you'd like before you engage one of our agents' services!
Next Steps:
Other Great Resources:
Get e-mail alerts when a property (or neighborhood) you like comes on the market with ListingNotice.com
Use our Google map-based home search tool, BirdsEyeSearch.com
Search the listing remarks notes for words like "Metro" and "foreclosure" at www.TheBestHomeSearchEver.com and www.TheBestForeclosureSearchEver.com
Enjoy the benefits of electronic signatures and download our representation agreement at www.DROdio.com/buyer-agreements





