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A Good Property Search Website

Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber in blogging

Isn’t it wonderful how the Internet has freed up so many things? Over a decade ago, when I was looking for a house to buy, it was so hard to find houses on the market. All I had was a little newspaper, printed by the local realtors, of specialized house listings (that is, they listed the properties they wanted to sell, not every property that was for sale). If you know me, you know I’m choosy and I like to know all my options before making the purchase of my life. I was really at the mercy of what the realtors wanted to show me. Nothing against realtors, but if I know for a fact that they didn’t show me every house available.

Well, thanks to the Internet and some really great websites, more and more listings are being made available to us, the general public. I absolutely love browsing through property search websites. And here’s another really great one– Krunching.com. It’s a funny name, but a memorable one. The site allows you to “Krunch It,” that is, search for properties in California.

Krunching.com is designed to help investors find investment properties in California. The site has a very good tutorial. Basically, you can search by state (California, currently), property type (condo, duplex, single-family, etc), MLS ID Number, zip code, county, city, and street; you can also search by the type of building you’re looking for (square footage, baedrooms, bathrooms, occupancy, etc). It’s pretty comprehensive and very easy to search for properties. Search results are very fast, and the table shows you the typical stuff (square footage, how many bedrooms, etc), but also the realtor’s name and company, asking price, approximate cash flow (which I found very unique), and in most cases, a photo(s) of the property. Very nice! Realtors can also find the site useful.

There’s also the opportunity to have a personalized account at Krunching.com, where you can save your favorites, maintain a detailed graph of investment property listings, view maps, and much more. This website is limited to the state of California, run by Level 2 Realty, a California real estate brokerage company. I’d like to see them expand into other states, but the site is definitely useful for us in states besides CA, for determining and comparing property values across the country (something I like to do). The website is good and very comprehensive.

Tags: property search, real estate, realtors, realty