Without a doubt, online home searches are more popular than ever. Statistics show that now over 70% of the people doing a home search begin their home search online. Because of that boom, many companies and real estate brokerages have been throwing up low quality home searches online to try to attract those potential buyers. Unfortunately many times that data is outdated, poor quality, and can cause more harm than good to the buyers. The buyer thinks that they are saving money by doing the search themselves and when they find a home they like, they just contact the listing agent. Unfortunately that line of thinking is misinformed, and can actually cost the buyer more money instead of saving. The way real estate works today, a buyer can be represented by a Buyer's Agent and that Buyer's Agent puts the interested of the buyer ahead of that of the seller. So that Buyer's Agent will help with the home search, negotiate terms that are best for the buyer, and complete all of the necessary paperwork for a smooth transaction. That much is usually known by the buyer.

What most buyers don't understand is that being represented buy the Buyer's Agent won