Take me for a ride in your car..car …..

This used to be the way people searched for a new home.

Mom and Dad would gather up their brood and walk down the street to the home with the for sale sign. Communities grew. Walking around town just didn’t do it anymore.

We progressed

Newspapers began to carry “homes for sale”. Sunday morning would be spent circling the possible choices. Mom and Dad would load the brood into the car and begin a journey from house to house.

Sure, there were real estate agents available. Back in the day, they had books filled with mimeographed pages. They kept the information about their listings behind closed doors and the general public did not have easy access to the homes that were for sale.

Early Real Estate Agent

Now this system came to a crashing halt when the internet opened the doors of information to anyone with a computer. Every listing could be found on line. As a matter of fact, there were hundreds upon hundreds of sites that offered the opportunity to view listings. Those sites still exist today. The majority of agents offer access to the MLS on their personal sites.

Seems like progress.

But a funny thing happened driving around looking at homes. There were more homes for sale than the most meticulous searcher could find on the computer.

If you wanted, you could have your agent ride around with you. If you agent was worth their salt, they could access information about homes you missed on your search.

This is 2009. We have just gone through a whirlwind of price adjustments. Most people looking for a home are not prepared to tour a house for 10 minutes and decide………this is the one…..let’s buy it. At least, I hope no one is still buying a home that way. Now, some agents will say, don’t worry, if we miss something, a home inspection will uncover it. Really, and how many home inspections do those agents think you want to pay for?

It would seem to me, that a lot of folks want to do the search on their own. They want to sort of wander and get a sense of a neighborhood and then see some houses. Some of them go to open houses. That decision limits them to touring homes on Sundays between 1 and 4 and limits them to the homes that are being held open.

What about all the rest?

This old dog has a new trick !

What if you could just stop in front a home for sale, dial a phone number and get all the information about the home? What if you didn’t even have to write it down? What if you didn’t have to go back home and search the web to find out the price, how many bedrooms or bathrooms or other info?

301-703-2698

301-703-2698

Try this on for size. Pull up in front of a home in my market area (DC, Montgomery County, Frederick County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Prince Georges County), dial that number 301-703-2698. Follow the instructions.

Pretty cool, huh?

There is a reason that all agents are not the same. There is a reason that if you look closely, you will see why my clients feel they get service that is above the standards in the industry. 

Times have changed. You can text me at 301-537-4377. I understand your desire to have me around when you need me. I’ll be there.

In an industry filled with look alikes, JMac isn’t hard to find!

My name is John MacArthur. I am the Branch Manager of the Long and Foster Office in Olney, MD. I can be reached at 301-537-4377.

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