2024. In a competitive market where your offer may not get accepted over other offers, you need to allow extra time to see more homes and make more offers so you have one under contract in time.
STARTING THE S G THE SEARCH
Performing Online Searches
Most people today initially find their home searching the internet on sites such as Zillow, Realtor.com, Trulia, Redfin, and even my website at rjfreedkin.com. These sites all get their data directly from the MLS through what is called an IDX feed. Many times though, their sites are slow to update accurate data from the MLS so it is best to have a realtor set up a search for you based on your criteria directly from the source - the MLS. The most up-to-date and accurate information will be contained in the MLS search so when an agent (like me) sends you search results that match what you are looking for, you will know they are accurate and more importantly - available. I can't tell you how many times clients email me with a property they saw on one of those other sites that they want to go see only to find when I check it out on the MLS that it went under contract two weeks ago. My website (unlike the others listed) will not show properties that fall under those non-available statuses. When I set up a search for a client on the MLS, I make sure that I do not include Contingent (CTG) or Pending (PEND), or even Temporarily Off-The-Market (TEMP). I only send up-to-
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