I’ve got a bit of an addiction to surfing real estate listings on Zillow.
About six months ago, I set up some saved searches on my Zillow iPhone app for places I thought we might consider living when we move away from here. I added searches for Beaufort, SC, Savannah, Ga, Brunswick, Ga, St Marys, Ga, Fernandina Beach, Fl. Then, I added Charleston, SC (never gonna happen) and Gainesville, Fl last month.
My filters include:
– $200,000 or less
– House, not condo
– 2 br or more
– 2 baths or more
I often find myself puzzling over the photos included in these listings and often hand the phone to TW while chuckling. There’s a lot of “who thought that was a good idea” and “OMG what is ON THE BED?” and “who are the people who live in this house???” and “OMG those pictures are so not helpful.”
Now that I’ve seen the Terrible Real Estate Agent Photos tumbler, I know, it could be worse.
Which also reminded me that I sometimes wish agents would take photos of things I can’t filter for… things like doggy doors. Do any of these houses already have one installed? That could be the thing that pushes me into choosing THAT house. If you’ve got one, photograph it! Is the yard fenced? I’m always surprised that so few listings actually mention the fencing. Are there a lot of squirrels? I’d rather have trees but few squirrels, thanks. Are the neighbors asshats? If they aren’t, it would be nice if you’d say so because I am sick to death of bad neighbors.
hee hee. the listings down here include fences but most subdivisions require fences. Squirrels are harder to determine though. I don’t have trees but have squirrels because of the birdfeeders.
Bad neighbor mentions would awesome! Legal issues not withstanding.
You should add Houston TX to your list. Or San Antonio, less expensive than Austin and still kinda hill country-ish.