Thursday, July 3, 2008

RentBureau.com and Zillow.com

Many of my friends and family are getting into the "buying foreclosures to sell or rent" business, and as you know, the foreclosure market is insane right now which has many unable to sell their house, even when they have purchased another property at a great low price... which means they have to find renters! This is a scary task indeed, especially when you don't know the person who you are going to be renting to. Recently I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a brand new website that just launched last month, its called RentBureau.com. This site could make your decision much easier once you've found someone who wants to rent. It uses all kinds of data, including rental payment history, to give renters a score... from 1-999. I know many of you guys could use this, or know someone who can, so I just wanted to pass it on.



Another really good service right now is a website called Zillow.com. I'm sure many of you have heard of it, but if not, it gives you pretty good estimates of the value of your home (and any other)... which could come in really handy if you are deciding whether or not to sell your place, or buy another.


1 comments:

Wendle said...

Hey there! Hope all is well. I'm down in HB right now and last night I went to the Bella Terra for dinner. We parked in the parking structure...lol. Good times.