The best way to watch the real estate market in any area is through daily email updates. If you did not already know most realtors can put your criteria into a database that will automatic send you listings to an email address as they hit the market directly from the MLS. The key to the whole thing working though is having a good search criteria that reflects your exact needs. The good thing is that there are many different choices.
The emails that I send come with maps, muliple pictures when applicable, lots of details and descriptions. All you have to do is let me know what you are looking for and I can put you on that kind of search.
Each house that fits you criteria will be sent to you in the morning in a single line format. If you want more information about the property just click on the MLS# hyper link.
Example of a listing sent to a client:
60071066 Active 419,995 3836 Zeally Ln William Moss Blvd 208031HSL4 2 (2 0) 1636
Also if you own a home you might want to monitor the sales in your area. Just let me know the address you would like the radius search to be based on then I will send you all homes in your area as they go active, pending, and then sold so that you can monitor the activity in your area yourself.
There are many different ways you can use this tool that I plan on posting about later. For now just send me an email with your request and I will get you set up. Below is an attempt to brake down a few of the basic choices you have when receiving email updates.
Different search options for daily MLS email updates.
1) First choose what type of real estate you would to see emailed to you.
(Real estate on the MLS falls under one of these six categories, these categories have subcatigagories.)
A)Residential(1 House on Lot, 2 Houses on Lot, Condo, helpless)
B)Residential Income(Single Family, Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex, 5 or More Units)
C)Commercial(lots of options)
D)Business Opportunity(lots of options)
2)Searching Locations: Choose different cities or counties that you wish to view listings in. There are a lot of different ways we can search for a location such as a search by city, county, zip code, Subdivision, School Counties, School Districts and we can also do a .25-2 mile radius search based on an address.
Any city in in these counties, email me if you would like a list;
Placer
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
3)Price Range: Choose a price range to see homes. Ex (xxx,xxx to xxx,xxx)
4)Lot Size: Limit your search based on the size of the lot, Based on either sq.ft or acres. For example you may only want homes that have atleast a 6000 sq.ft lot or bigger, If you are looking for just Ag land then you might specify 40+ acres only.
5) ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS and these options have sub-options:
Horse Property, Sewer type(septic, city), Stories(1,2,3), Type Listing(probate, open, net),Tenant(y,n),Year Remodeled (19xx to present), Zoning, Lot Dimensions,Builder, Disability Features, Subtype Description(Fixer, Historical, Semi-Custom), Status Modifier(Short sales), Style Description(ranch, Victorian, cabin), Foundation, Exterior, HOA Payment Schedule, Assoc. Dues Include, Site Description, Site Location, Roof Description, Garage, House Faces, Baths Other, Security Features, Master Bedroom, Room Description, Floor Covering(s), Laundry Description ,Dining Description, Kitchen Description, Kitchen Appliances, CC&Rs, Road Description, Recreational Parking, Pool, Pool Type, Landscape, Horse Amenities, Improvements, Miscellaneous, Equipment, Other Structures, Air, Heat, Energy Features, Water,Utilities, Bonds/Assessments, Bonds/Asmts Desc, Special Information, Restrictions, exc.
In order to sign up just email me at brian@tracyhome.com
Brian Barringer
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