Digital Native or Digital Immigrant?
Monday, November 28, 2011
Technology changes fast these days. It is hard to keep up with the ever-growing technologies that are out there. In fact, our elementary age daughters seem to be even more technologically savvy than we are, demonstrating that they are the digital natives, and we are just the digital immigrants!
Wading through all of the real estate websites that are out there can make even the most technologically savvy person feel like a beginner again. Not all websites are created equally! Do you know what makes a search engine the SMART site to use? Here are three criteria we use to evaluate some of the Internet search engines that are out there:
1. Is the information up-to-date? Buying SMART means that you are not a time waster. So why would you waste time looking at outdated information? Too many sites show properties that have already been sold or are no longer on the market. This is unhelpful and a time waster. You want a site that is going to give you the most current, up-to-date information so that you do not waste your time.
2. Is the information comprehensive? Buying SMART also means that you pay attention to the details. Does the site tell you how many days the house has been on the market? Are there photographs for you to browse? Does the site reveal prior price adjustments? These are all important details that a SMART buyer examines in the home buying process, and you need a site that makes these details readily available!
3. Does the site increase your efficiency? Once again, buying SMART means that you are efficient with your time. Having the ability to save searches, to make notes on prospective houses and to communicate with your agent about the properties is another tool that makes your home buying process more efficient. You want a site that allows you to go beyond browsing, and you need to be able to interact with the search engine as well as your agent in an efficient way.
We’ve come across a search tool that our clients tend to rave about. Want a free account?
Just click here.
Committed to helping you Buy. Sell. Live. SMART,
Seth & Alyce
Wading through all of the real estate websites that are out there can make even the most technologically savvy person feel like a beginner again. Not all websites are created equally! Do you know what makes a search engine the SMART site to use? Here are three criteria we use to evaluate some of the Internet search engines that are out there:
1. Is the information up-to-date? Buying SMART means that you are not a time waster. So why would you waste time looking at outdated information? Too many sites show properties that have already been sold or are no longer on the market. This is unhelpful and a time waster. You want a site that is going to give you the most current, up-to-date information so that you do not waste your time.
2. Is the information comprehensive? Buying SMART also means that you pay attention to the details. Does the site tell you how many days the house has been on the market? Are there photographs for you to browse? Does the site reveal prior price adjustments? These are all important details that a SMART buyer examines in the home buying process, and you need a site that makes these details readily available!
3. Does the site increase your efficiency? Once again, buying SMART means that you are efficient with your time. Having the ability to save searches, to make notes on prospective houses and to communicate with your agent about the properties is another tool that makes your home buying process more efficient. You want a site that allows you to go beyond browsing, and you need to be able to interact with the search engine as well as your agent in an efficient way.
We’ve come across a search tool that our clients tend to rave about. Want a free account?
Just click here.
Committed to helping you Buy. Sell. Live. SMART,
Seth & Alyce
