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You can't believe everything you see online about real estate!

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I got a text on Monday from a client who purchased a house a little over a year ago; I was his buyer agent. 

 

He was asking about a waterfront home he had seen on a real estate website that was listed for $1,250,000.  He was not sure if it was just land or if it had a house on it. I could not find it in our MLS. He sent me the MLS number that he had, and I immediately realized that it was not a Williamsburg MLS number.  I did some research and found out that it was just land and it was listed for $750,000.  I told him that it the website obviously had a picture of proposed construction.  I also took that opportunity to tell him about that sometimes the information on real estate websites is inaccurate.

 

So remember:  You can't believe everything you see online about real estate.

 

 

Posted by

Sybil Campbell, REALTOR®, ABR, SFR, SRES

Long and Foster, REALTORS®

(757) 876-0140

WHATEVER THE DIRECTION SYBIL CAN HELP YOU LOCATE THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sybil,

The same goes for all the Internet.  One has to check and double check a whole lot of stuff.  A

May 11, 2017 10:37 AM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

You are right Alexandra, but some people believe everything they read!

May 11, 2017 10:57 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Oh say it ain't so, Sybil!  Seriously, this is why the public needs us to help them with their real estate needs... we can get to the truth of the matter in ways that they can't.

May 11, 2017 11:30 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Alternative houses with alternative views, what we are building is nothing like that at all, and waterfront, maybe when the seas rise.

May 11, 2017 01:45 PM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

LOL Nina Hollander, Seriously, the public needs us?

May 11, 2017 06:22 PM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Nick & Trudy, It really is pretty property but the zoning in that area, or lack thereof, leaves a lot to be desired.

May 11, 2017 06:23 PM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Sybil

There is a lot of story telling on the interest . . . . fake content.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

May 11, 2017 07:32 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Good morning, Sybil... I just think we need to do a better job of explaining to the public why they need us (and I don't mean through those silly NAR commercials).

May 12, 2017 04:00 AM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

You are so right Lou!

May 12, 2017 06:12 PM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I agree with you Nina Hollander. And I especially dislike the "Z" commercials.

May 12, 2017 06:13 PM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Oh there is a lot of incoreect information out there, Sybil. When we see it on our MLs we are encouraged to report it.

May 14, 2017 09:13 PM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

You are so right Debbie Reynolds, if only the general public knew that.

May 15, 2017 07:28 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Sybil Campbell, buyers will not stop searching the internet but they must know, not everything they see and read are going to be accurate. Working with a local, trusted agent is a must. 

May 15, 2017 09:55 AM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

You are right Beth, but I really wish they would not have so much confidence in the internet.

May 15, 2017 04:41 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Sybil Campbell - sometimes? I'd say it is a 50-50 chance that information is inaccurate.

May 15, 2017 09:56 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Sybil - while online is a great place to start at least he called you to great the real background story.

May 16, 2017 04:37 AM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Praful Thakkar,  I know the information is often wrong or at the very least misleading!

May 16, 2017 11:04 AM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Grant Schneider, I think he only called me because he was unsure what was actually for sale.

May 16, 2017 11:05 AM