Thursday, August 26, 2010

Charlotte Homes Search

With today's Internet Technology, most people begin their Charlotte homes search on line. This can be a frustrating experience. First, you typically need to register for the real estate search. Why?

In order to actually have your website seen, it costs a lot of money and/or many hours from the Realtor. I spend too many hours every week on line assuring my websites are up to date and actually have information that will interest the home buyer. A website is a form of marketing and cost thousands of dollars annually to maintain. Yes, we need to assure our advertising budgets are actually generating potential buyers.

All Home searches are not created equal. Many Agents will have "Featured Listings" which will entail only their personal listings, their company listings or a limited search of some sort. You typically do not register for these type searches.

"Most" sites share all of the available homes for sale and do not undermine or steer the buyer into only certain listings. There is actually a large local Charlotte Real Estate firm that has a great user friendly site but intentionally excludes a large percentage of listings from their site. This is a grave disservice to Charlotte home buyers and intentionally misleading. Was one of the hidden homes actually a better home for you and your family? Why would the firm not put your needs first? I personally would never consider working with such an unethical firm.

For a "Complete" Charlotte Real Estate search, visit my website at Charlotte Homes for Sale. You will also find and abundance of information regarding the greater Charlotte Real Estate region.