Pinetop White Mountain Blog

Good Evening Everyone,

So far so good, I survived another Friday the 13th.  Actually I have always found this day to be a good one for me.  Some of the biggest events in my life have occurred on Friday the 13th.  I closed on my very first house on Friday the 13th.  I put an offer in on my second one on the same day.  So...at least for me it is a lucky day.

I was talking to an associate of mine today and we were kidding about the fact that we often see the same people on our websites.  Potential clients will jump from one website to another searching the MLS and we wonder why.  Did you realize that every MLS link on every site in a particular area is the same?  You can search my site or my friend's site or someone else's site, and you are searching through the same information.

The same goes for the Real Estate feeds like Realtor.com, Trulia, or Zillow.  All of the online sites, no matter who owns them, pull the same information from the MLS service in that area.  You aren't going to find anything different on one site over another except perhaps how the information is presented or looks.  It is called an IDX feed and the same information comes off that main internet feed.

It is just a point in passing, but if you are serious about looking for a property, pick and agent and pick a site and stick to it.  You aren't going to find anything different on anyone else's site and you will find that the service you receive from your chosen Real Estate Professional will be much better if they feel you are being loyal to them.  Jumping around isn't going to yield any different information on that particular MLS feed.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone, contact me if I can help you narrow your search and help you find what you are looking for.  It it's out there, I'll find it for you. 

Until next time....

Sandra Paulow, Associate Broker, GRI, SFR, REALTOR® (928) 242-0300

sandra.paulow@russlyon.com