FINDING
Find Your Dream Property
With a click of the mouse
W
hen you type ‘property for sale’ into
Google you get 702,000,000 results
in 28 seconds. Gone are the days of
paging through newspapers or classifieds looking
for a property. Now you can sit back on the sofa
in your living room and search thousands of
properties, narrowing your search based on criteria
for your perfect home. Here are some handy tips
when it comes to finding the best sites for you.
Decide what you want
The first thing you need to do is decide exactly what
it is you want: a house, a flat, a cottage. Once you
know that cuts your search down. You need to be
very specific about what you want when you type in
your search criteria, for example if you are looking
for a two bed roomed flat in Sandton, don’t type in
flat in Johannesburg.
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If the price is right
Most property websites are going to have options to
narrow your choice down, and one of those will be
price, so you must know what your price range is,.
Allow yourself some leeway when it comes to the
price range.
Property website or estate agent site?
Don’t limit yourself to one site, search numerous sites,
both property websites and agency sites. The more
property you see within your criteria the better your
chances of a successful property search.
Check the online comments
With the advent of online sites, it has become easier to
find out whether you are at the right place,
just browse the customer comments
and see what other customers
think of their service.
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