Is that Home For Sale on the Internet Really For Sale?
Even when I find out exactly what a home buyer wants and set up a search to send out listings directly from MLS, I still get phone calls and emails asking me about homes on the Internet that are not for sale. And that's OK, really it is, as I encourage my buyers to call me and not the listing agent. My goal is to provide superior customer service to my clients.
Sometimes, clients will drive through a neighborhood and call me about a for sale sign, or they'll see an enticing ad in the newspaper and ask me about it. Unfortunately, many of those listing are not for sale, either. But it doesn't hurt to ask nor look at homes online that might be possibilities . . . read more about Internet Homes.
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I once saw a home I had once owned on one of the foreclosure websites that was listed as a pre foreclosure lead. The information was so out of date that I had bought and sold the house months prior. You never know what you are getting many times with those sites!
I know exactly what you mean. Because I get calls about those pre-foreclosures (not for sale) homes all the time!