Thomas L. Lloyd, mazatlan Broker By Thomas L. Lloyd
2011-11-07

When you buy Mexico real estate, there are some excellent tools available online.  These tools can make your search for a Mexico condo for sale easier and help you find the ideal property for the right price sooner.  The following are some examples of online Mexico real estate tools and how they can help you.

Listings – This is the basic real estate service to be found online; yet not all listing services are as easy to use as others.  The listings should be complete, be well organized, provide good information about each property and perhaps include more than one area.  If you have already decided your area, then it’s only necessary that that area be included, but if you haven’t decided it makes for easy comparison if you can view complete condo listings.

Photos, Videos, Maps – Most listing services will include a picture with the description of the property, but it’s also nice when you can see various parts of the condo, different views and also amenities in the complex.  Videos give add the 3rd dimension, and make it easier to visualize what the unit will be like in reality.  Visiting will give you the best grasp of the neighborhood but a map will at least give you a good idea of the location and distances.  Some listings may even include a Google StreetView option so you can take a self-guided virtual tour of the neighborhood.

 

Listing Notifications – If you’ve browsed through a set of listings once, you might not feel that motivated to invest time to browse through again and try to remember which ones you already saw just to pick out the new ones.  For this reason, it’s very valuable to get e-mail notifications when a new condo is listed that matches your criteria.

 

Property Bookmarks/Saving – Closely related is the tool of property bookmarks; if you find a condo you like, it helps to be able to bookmark it or save it with a personal user name so you can easily come back to find it.  This saves time and helps you organize and focus your preliminary search more quickly.

Featured Listings – Featured listings are properties which the broker has decided stand out for some reason as good choices.  If the broker has experience in the area, they will be the most qualified person to identify the best options.  They may be chosen because of the price, an outstanding location and lifestyle (e.g. all services within walking distance) or unique design and offering of amenities.

 

Deals & Price Reductions – Listings of any property where the price has been reduced or is simply a good deal helps you save.  Again, an experienced agent will have the best qualifications to identify these deals.  You can always compare them against regular listings.  Notifications might be available for these as well.

Of course, in the end, your search will have be completed on location with the help of an experienced agent, but using these tools can help you get ready for the later stages of the purchasing process.

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Region:  Mazatlan real estate Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. A Mexican Certified Realtor he is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546.

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