Trulia.com: What It Is And Why You Need It
Most web-savvy Realtors already know what Trulia is and are using it to their advantage. But this blog is not directed at the web-savvy Realtors. This blog is for beginners, so I'm going to tell you a little about Trulia and how it can help you. That way you're not left behind the times.
According to Trulia.com, "We are a real estate search engine that helps you find homes for sale and provides real estate information at the local level to help you make better decisions in the process." According to me, Trulia is a really cool site that allows you to post your listings in the most informative way possible. When a potential buyer does a search on Trulia, not only do they get accurate results, but they also get way more information than they ever expected.
When you do a search and then click on a listing, the information provided is astonishing. To name a few things, Trulia gives the user comparables, similar homes that are listed, public records information, ratings on the local schools, and a map of the location of the home. There is also a neat sidebar called Trulia Voices, which is a real estate blog that specialists in the market contribute to daily, and it feeds in information relevant to your search location. By far, this is the most user-friendly real estate search site I have ever encountered.
As a real estate agent, this is very helpful. Trulia allows you to create an account and post your listings as you please. Your listing has a photo of you and links to your site, your photos of the home, the MLS listing of the home (if that's what you want) and details your contact information. Plus, Trulia is the only site of it's kind that (in my experience) non-real estate experts are aware of. So by using Trulia, you have a better chance of reaching people that are out there searching the web for their next home (as opposed to using some site nobody has ever heard of).
If you consider yourself a "techie" and want to read more about Trulia and it's features, here's some recommended reading for you.
According to Trulia.com, "We are a real estate search engine that helps you find homes for sale and provides real estate information at the local level to help you make better decisions in the process." According to me, Trulia is a really cool site that allows you to post your listings in the most informative way possible. When a potential buyer does a search on Trulia, not only do they get accurate results, but they also get way more information than they ever expected.
When you do a search and then click on a listing, the information provided is astonishing. To name a few things, Trulia gives the user comparables, similar homes that are listed, public records information, ratings on the local schools, and a map of the location of the home. There is also a neat sidebar called Trulia Voices, which is a real estate blog that specialists in the market contribute to daily, and it feeds in information relevant to your search location. By far, this is the most user-friendly real estate search site I have ever encountered.
As a real estate agent, this is very helpful. Trulia allows you to create an account and post your listings as you please. Your listing has a photo of you and links to your site, your photos of the home, the MLS listing of the home (if that's what you want) and details your contact information. Plus, Trulia is the only site of it's kind that (in my experience) non-real estate experts are aware of. So by using Trulia, you have a better chance of reaching people that are out there searching the web for their next home (as opposed to using some site nobody has ever heard of).
If you consider yourself a "techie" and want to read more about Trulia and it's features, here's some recommended reading for you.
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