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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Steve][quote=Anonymous][quote=Steve][quote=Anonymous]Are there any other websites that have houses which Zillow does not? It is so annoying that there is nothing exclusive. [/quote]

I'm working on building that exact thing right now - a place where buyers can find pre-market homes, and where sellers can find buyers.[/quote]

As a seller, why would I want to do that? If I want to sell, why do t I want the widest possible audience of potential buyers to know about my property?

There are parts of the country that do t have MLS and everything is exclusive through agents. It's a mess. [/quote]

I think it's very situational. If you already know what your house is worth and can sell it at that price without needing to deal with the decluttering, de-personalizing, and showings then this website works well for you.

On top of that, this makes selling very convenient. if you know you have to move in 6-12 months, you can search for buyers and have one lined up so you don't have to deal with the stress of selling + moving + (potentially) buying all at the same time.

One thing that bothered me very much about selling my house is that my agent wasn't able to upsell my community to buyers on all the good qualities like schools and community due to the Fair Housing Act (Steering). This site gives sellers an outlet to showcase their home in the best light possible without ever needing to reveal their address or give out emails and phone numbers.

There are some other sites that don't address the total solution: www.forsalebyowner.com, www.fizber.com, http://www.militarybyowner.com, Craigslist FSBO section http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/search/doc/reo
This website might not help sellers in San Francisco where you definitely want to put your home on the MLS and get all-cash offers over list price with bidding wars.[/quote]

Interesting, although I'm skeptical it can work. Plus, I'm not really happy at your suggestion that it's a workaround the Fair Housing Act.

This notion that someone will agree to sell you their house 6 months or a year from now also sounds unworkable. What are you doing, setting up put and call options?[/quote]

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