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Blog: Tips For Your Search Online
Navigating searches on many websites can be overwhelming this blog will give you tips on making that search easier !
Looking on MLS for a home can be an overwhelming task, so many options are presented on the search that you may not want to limit your results ! As realtors we tend to know what styles to pull for clients based on their wants and needs simply because we know what to look for, this blog will help you narrow your search on these sites and tips to make sure you don’t miss “the one”!
Styles: With these websites often will list dozens of styles because they cover such a large area, if your narrowing by style this list contains all styles used by Realtors on Long Island for these sites.
Antique/Historical - Bungalow - Colonial - Contemporary - Cottage
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Ranch/Exp Ranch - Cape/Exp Cape - Duplex - Farm Ranch - Hi Ranch
Splits - Splanch - Traditional - Tudor - Victorian - 2 Story
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Characteristics: These will help you find the home that will suite you the best allowing you to narrow by style, remember only use this if the layout is a “must have”
Bedrooms All On One Floor
- Colonial
- Contemporary
- Farm Ranch
- Hi Ranch
- Ranch/Expanded Ranch
- Splits
- Splanch
Bedrooms Separate from Entertaining Areas
- Cape/Expanded Cape
- Colonial
- Contemporary
- Farm Ranch
- Splits
- Splanch
Master Bedroom Suites On Separate Level
- Colonial
- Expanded Capes
Legal Income Potential
- Duplex
- Hi Ranch
- Split
- Splanch
Tips For MLS: There are actually some very simply things that buyers will do during the search that are limiting their search results and you won’t realize it.
Eat In Kitchen - Many homes do not in reality have “eat-in kitchens” they actually have formal dining rooms in close proximity which gives the appearance of an eat in kitchen. Normally I recommend buyers not use the offered preference - rather go by the pictures !
Wood Floors - If your ok with having original wood floors that need to be refinished this is not an option you want to specify - listing agents can only say “yes” to this if they are exposed !
Basements - If your looking for a home that is similar to a high ranch - that using the basement requirement will actually reduce your criteria - these homes are not considered to have a basement rather it is considered “first floor & second floor”
