San Antonio home buyers can search without registration.
I made the decision awhile ago to remove all registration from my San Antonio real estate search page on RErockstar.com. Real estate agents have varying opinions on these sorts of decisions, but I thought this was the best way to provide a service to San Antonio residents looking for homes.
Many real estate search sites have some form of registration, whether forced or what me often call "nagging" (where the site reminds you to register every so often, but allows you to continue even if you don't).
Why not require registration for a real estate search site?
For me, the question came up in a discussion with some fellow agents. I had tried full registration and even the nag option, but always was slightly uncomfortable with both. When I've been looking for homes in the past for myself, I was always quick to click off a site that was asking for registration. When I moved to San Antonio, I searched on sites without registration, but when I was ready to commit, I then performed a search for real estate agents.
When I found a Realtor® I liked and felt I was comfortable with, then I moved over to his website's real estate search as well as received emails from them about houses I might not have seen. Through that combination of efforts, the three of us (my wife included) were able to well define what we were looking for in a home and we were able to purchase one over the course of a weekend of looking.
So go ahead, search to your heart's delight.
My San Antonio real estate search page is free for all to use with no required registration. I think you'll find it very easy to use and a great tool to help you find your next home in San Antonio. If you have questions, feel free to contact me and I can help you set up your searches. Take it for a test drive and come back again and again. When you're ready to get serious about your search, give me a call and let's sit down and discuss your needs...then the fun begins.
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Matt Stigliano, Realtor® Becker Properties | (210) 646-HOME | www.RErockstar.com
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Hi Matt... I understand the logic behind having consumers register to search, but I still think that unrestricted search is what consumers really want and will seek out.
Hi Matt:
You made it very easy to search for homes...
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Matt,
This is a discussion that will be had by many for a very long time there are pros and cons on both sides. I do like your reasoning tho and thank your for sharing your thoughts/reasons for doing what you do.
Steve - That's just it, registration has its place I suppose. I mean, we're all after the connection that leads to clients, right? I don't love the fact that there are people (and agents) out there that might use my search to find a home to buy via another agent (no one likes to lose business), but I think the chance of someone coming back and picking up the phone when they're ready is greater when you're supplying the information to them.
Toula - I love my San Antonio search. It's one of my proud "finds" when i first set out to build my site. ARE-TEC is a great company to work with and are always open to discussions about how to improve their product.
Don - I've seen many of the pro/con discussions and joined in on many. I've even joined the conversation on both sides of the fence. When I finally looked at it though, I thought about what I would want as a buyer searching the internet and went back to my own personal experience. Because of the registration requirements on many sites, I spent more time on realtor.com than I wanted to (as a consumer I disliked the site for all the ads).