1) Price Range Minimum $ Maximum $
2) # of Bedrooms Minimum = Maximum =
3) Minimum # of Bathrooms = Just 1 is ok / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5
On lower priced homes, requiring more than one bath often greatly reduces the number of matching properties.
If just 1 is ok, 1.5 or 2 bath homes will also be found
4) Parking: List all you'd consider:
At least a Carport? 1 car garage minimum? 2 car garage minimum? None ok?
5) Style of home: List:
Ranch? 1.5 Story? 2 Story? Split Foyer? Any ok? Omit certain styles?
6) Will you consider purchasing a condominium? - Yes or No ?
Style you'll consider: Garden (One Level), Townhome, or Both?
Do you require private laundry facilities (inside your unit)?
If considering a Garden style condo, will you accept a Lower, Main or Upper Level Unit?
There
will be a monthly condo fee added to your monthly payment, typically
$80 to $175 and higher.
Often you have no Water, Trash, or Sewer bill
as they are included in the condo fee.
In
lower price ranges, some condos do not have a basement, maybe only a
storage locker.
Also, to get more matches, you may have to accept a
parking pad, carport or 1 car garage, instead of a 2 car garage.
7) Will you consider a home without a basement - Yes or No?
8) Finished Basement only? Unfinished Basement only? Either ok?
9) Will you consider new construction - Yes or No?
10) Is there a minimum or maximum age requirement? (Example: no older than 60 years)
11) Is there minimum square footage desired? Minimum SqFt =
If not sure of square feet desired just yet, skip this step. Most listings indicate the square
footage, but the system will also send those homes where the square
feet is not indicated. This way we don't miss any homes.
12) List any other features you require
Fireplace? Fenced Yard?
Main Floor Laundry? Listing too many required items will greatly
reduce the number of matching listings. List your 'would like' features
next...
13) List any other features you would like to have
Deck? Patio? Separate
Dining Room. Walk-out Basement. These features will NOT be entered
into the search. This is just for my information to aid in finding the
perfect home for you.
14) Are you interested in viewing below market, As-Is Foreclosure homes - Yes or No?
These homes are typically in BAD
shape and require repairs and out of pocket money spent before you can
comfortably occupy the home. If you are not interested in
these type of properties, I can move them to the Discarded File before
sending you the link. You can still view properties stored in the Discarded File. If considering these types of properties, I STRONGLY recommend you have a conversation with your Loan Officer about financing as-is properties.
15) Where do you want to live?
- Listings in our MLS are categorized by which School District they
are located in. I need to know which districts OR areas you desire? If you're not particular about which school
district you want, you can just name areas, and I will input the correct
school district. To see which townships, cities, or areas are within each school district, click: "School District List". Prices shown for each school district are before the 2008 recession.
Areas you will consider -
Type in the Area Numbers from below. Example: 31,46,47,48,63
ST LOUIS CITY 1 Downtown 2 Central East 3 South City 4 Central West 5 North City
NORTH COUNTY 16 Jennings 31 Riverview 46 Hazelwood East 47 Hazelwood Central
48 Hazelwood West 63 McCluer 64 McCluer North 65 McCluer South
NORTHWEST COUNTY 76 Pattonville 91 Ritenour 106 Normandy
CENTRAL 136 University City 151 Ladue 226 Clayton 211 Brentwood
241 Maplewood 196 Kirkwood 256 Webster Groves
WEST COUNTY 166 Parkway North 167 Parkway Central 168 Parkway West 169 Parkway South
181 Valley Park 348 Marguette Far West 347 Lafayette 346 Eureka
SOUTHWEST COUNTY 349 Rockwood Summit 316 Lindberg 271 Afton
SOUTH COUNTY 286 Bayless 301 Hancock Place 331 Mehlville 332 Oakville
ST CHARLES 403 St Charles 404 St Charles West 405 Orchard Farms
406 Ft Zumwalt East 407 Ft Zumwalt West 408 Ft Zumwalt North 409 Ft Zumwalt South
410 Francis Howell 411 Francis Howell North 412 Francis Howell Central 414 Washington
415 Wentzville-Holt 416 Wentzville-Timberland 417 Wentzville-Liberty/Timberland