I’m about to start a move again and have specific needs for a large garage or at least a tall garage. But I can’t find any home search site that allows me to accurately search keywords in a description. Zillow has a keyword section but it is terrible and will return results that don’t have a single keyword. It gets even worse with multiple words like “3 car garage” or “oversized garage”.
I’ve tried using agents on my last 4 moves and they never deliver any better results. So I end up combing through tons of listings or getting lucky and driving by something that appears to have a pole barn or tall door.
Is the real estate industry really the only part of our modern world that lacks a key word search ability??
Ways to search listings by keyword?
byu/jagarcia89 inRealEstate
Posted by jagarcia89
4 Comments
I use Redfin and it seems pretty reliable when using keywords for me…
I am yet to find one site that is accurate with keywords. If it is not in the filter, then it won’t find it. I’ve been trying “side by side duplex” and none of them work
Did you try using the “other” section on [realtor.com](http://realtor.com) ? I have generally found it easier to use than Zillow, fwiw.
Those sites exist to sell ads. Period. They don’t want a robust search that might make you bounce away. They want you to have to contact an agent to get more info.
But, even MLS systems are not going to try to be so granular as to list garage sizes. There’s not enough demand for it. You will have to sift through listings.
IMO this is something an agent should be willing to do for you, and I’m puzzled that you can’t find a good agent who can deliver.