Realtor VS ForSaleByOwner

I lived in Albuquerque 30+ years ago and it was really nice. Clean, quiet, great public transit, nice people, safe. I've heard it's not so great now. For about 15 years I've been checking realtor.com for a place in Santa Fe if I ever when the lottery. I like the Eldorado community. Source: 5 months ago

PS, I know zillow.com and realtor.com leads exist and have had success with those, but those leads can cost 35% which is insane and I'd rather pivot away from them over time. Source: 6 months ago

I used realtor.com. Realtor.com and trulia.com are updated from the MLS, and Zillow takes a bit longer to update. I have found though that Zillow tends to have better history of the homes. Source: 7 months ago

These residents are increasingly searching on Realtor.com for homes outside of their state, suggesting they're willing to chase affordability across the country. Source: 7 months ago

Looking at realtor.com rental rates it seems best I could do is maybe $1900 if I renovated. And thats best case probably. https://www.realtor.com/apartments/Mesa_AZ/type-single-family-home/beds-3/baths-2/sqft-1250-1500. Source: 7 months ago

You can also check out land trust and auction sites, Facebook marketplace, forsalebyowner.com, Craigslist, and joining mailing lists of certain developers. Source: 12 months ago

And of course I'm always reminded that the founder of forsalebyowner.com , when it was time to sell his own house, wanted to make sure he had MLS exposure, so he hired a realtor https://business.time.com/2011/08/17/fsbo-com-founder-sells-condo-using-real-estate-agent/. Source: over 1 year ago