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\ Search the listing notes: Do you want a home with a deck, or close to a certain restaurant? You can search for those keywords in the listing \ notes. No other site lets you do this! \ | \
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\ See how many homes match your search criteria, in real-time: As you change your search criteria, the site updates the number of homes \ that match your search criteria. Cool, huh? \ | \
Here's How to search:
Here's How to search:
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria.";
box_content['fireplaces'] = "Search on fireplaces: When you check this option, we do a couple things:
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['acres'] = "Search on acres: We'll search proeprties that have the specified acreage (or more).
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['garage'] = "Search on garage spaces: Searches this many (or more) spaces.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['builtBetween'] = "Search on when this property was built: Restrict your search results to only have homes built in certain years.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['hoafee'] = "Search on HOA/Condo Fee: Don't want to pay too much in HOA or condo fees? Then this search criteria is for you! It restricts the search results to only show properties that have fees up to your specified max.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['fsqf'] = "Search on Finished Square Footage: Need some space? You've found the place! Search for homes of a certain size or larger with this option.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['basement'] = "Search on Basement: Do you need a basement for all your extra stuff? You can require one here.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['walkoutBasement'] = "Search on whether this property has a walkout basement: Aah, we're getting specific now, aren't we? Good thing, too - we let you specify not only basements, but walk-out (including 'walk-up') basements too. Enjoy your newfound searching freedom!
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['elevator'] = "Search on whether this property has an elevator: Do you have an elderly family member living with you that wants to go up & down in style? Easy, just require an eleveator in your search.
But Important! Many listing agents don't even know that an 'elevator' option exists, so they don't check it. That means if you were to search for an elevator, you'd be out of luck if the listing agent didn't check it off. But we've removed this issue by also searching the listing notes for the word 'elevator' when you check it here. See, we're always looking out for you!
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['exactBeds'] = "Return only properties with this exact numbers of beds: This is nitpicky, but some people love it. By default, our 'beds' criteria above says 1+, 2+, etc. Some people just want 1,2, etc, without the plus. By checking this, you'll be able to get more specific, i.e., if you ONLY want properties with 3 bedrooms and not more. Yes, we too can be very detail-oriented sometimes!"; box_content['exactBaths'] = "Return only properties with this exact numbers of baths: This is nitpicky, but some people love it. By default, our 'baths' criteria above says 1+, 2+, etc. Some people just want 1,2, etc, without the plus. By checking this, you'll be able to get more specific, i.e., if you ONLY want properties with 2 bathrooms and not more. Yes, we too can be very detail-oriented sometimes!"; box_content['neighborhood'] = "Search on neighborhood: Do you really want to live in that one specific neighborhood? Well, we let you do it! Enter the name of the neighborhood here, like 'Hiddenbrook' or 'South Riding', and we'll only pull houses that are in those neighboroods. Aah, but what if the listing agent didn't include the neighborhood in the listing? Yes, we thought of that too! As a courtesy we also search the listing notes for the name of the neighborhood, just in case it's in there.
And what if you can't remember the full name? Don't dispair, just type a partial name, and we'll search by that too. (You just might get a few more results, lke if you're looking for 'The Fountains at McLean' but you can't remember the name, so you type 'Fountains', we might return other communities with the word 'Fountains' in the name too.)
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria."; box_content['street'] = "Search on street: Aah, so you're not content to live in a specific neighborhood, but you actually want to live on a specific street?! No problem, we can help. Just type it here. And partial names are OK too, we'll expand the search for you.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are restrictive, meaning the more you pick, the fewer properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ALL of the criteria.
It's ok to just put in a street name.
"; box_content['busStop'] = "Search on whether this is within one mile of a bus stop: Yes, Metro rocks, and being close to a Metro bus stop is even better. Check this box if you want a bus stop close by.A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['metroStation'] = "Search on whether this is within one mile of a Metro Station: If you want to live close to the metro station, select this option!
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['commRail'] = "Search on whether this is within one mile of a rail line: Lines like VRE - if you're looking for Metro lines, use the option above.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['metroRemarks'] = "Search whether this has \"Metro\" in the description:
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['priceDrop'] = "Price Drop: Ooohhh Cool! Yes, we're the only search engine that offers this! You can search for properties that have been reduced in price!"; box_content['marketLength'] = "Market Length: Search for properties that have been on for more than 'X' days."; box_content['toBeBuilt'] = "To Be Built: This option will give you mostly land sales, with proposed structures, often being sold by a smaller developer or a custom builder.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['underConstruction'] = "Under Construction: These will usually be Spec homes (homes currently under construction).
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['newConstruction'] = "New Construction: These will be newly built homes, often by the major builders.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['asIsCondition'] = "As Is Condition: Homes being sold as-is. Buying one of these homes will usually require a disclaimer that you're accepting the home as-is.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['fixerUpper'] = "Fixer Upper: A home that needs a little TLC (very similar to the 'needs work' category).
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['needsWork'] = "Needs Work: A bit more than a fixer-upper, these homes usually need substantial renovations.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['shell'] = "Shell: A home that's been completely gutted
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['rehab'] = "Rehab: Some listing agents will put homes that need to be rehabbed in this category, others will put homes that have just been rehabbed into this category.
A Note About This Page: The search options on this page are additive, meaning the more you pick, the more properties will show up. We'll pull everything that matches ANY of the criteria."; box_content['audrey'] = "We'd like you to meet Audrey.
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