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Old 04-20-2015, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Below, I have copied the options which realtor.com offers (over and beyond price, location, # beds/baths, house style). "Fuel type" is not mentioned.

In fact, I don't know how even a Realtor would search on fuel type, since it is not a field in the MLS printouts.


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Fuel Type is an easy MLS search.
Realtor.com has a very pared down selection of fields.
There are about 600 fields in the MLS.
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Old 04-20-2015, 04:49 PM
 
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Never fear. I bet I can find the sites of all the nice sales people who have responded to this thread.

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I can't suggest you go to my company's website!
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Old 04-20-2015, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Flooring
Carpet, Hardwood, Tile Floor
Foundation Crawl Space
Fuel Heat Natural Gas
Garage 3
Green Bldg HERS Rating
Green Cert. Uploaded
Heating Dual Zone Heat, Forced Air
Lot Description Corner Lot, Wood

"Fuel Heat" is listed in my MLS (see above). Not sure which other searches have them. I don't use Realtor.com or Trulia or any of the others but I would think somewhere in there is an advanced option to search for gas heat. Or, propane heat.
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Old 04-20-2015, 04:53 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Never fear. I bet I can find the sites of all the nice sales people who have responded to this thread.
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Old 04-20-2015, 04:56 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Do any of those searches allow you to search for GAS WATER HEATER? Good chance if you have a gas water heater that you'll have gas heat.

Once you know that a certain subdivision has gas heat (for example, I told you the homes that I pulled up in Ethan's Glen have gas heat), you can search for homes in that n'hood.

Once you find a home you like, BEFORE you make an offer, have your Agent VERIFY that it is indeed gas heat. Sometimes agents put incorrect info. into MLS.

Just the other day, I asked my seller if her street was a private street and she was absolutely certain it was not. She was wrong.
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Old 04-20-2015, 05:06 PM
 
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Good catch...those are the streets where the residents pay for upkeep, correct? You'd think the seller would know!

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Just the other day, I asked my seller if her street was a private street and she was absolutely certain it was not. She was wrong.
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Old 04-20-2015, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Good catch...those are the streets where the residents pay for upkeep, correct? You'd think the seller would know!
Actually, with a private street, the HOA takes care of it. Important to a potential buyer because if HOA runs out of funds and street needs upkeep, homeowners would be responsible.

Public streets are usually maintained by the town/city.
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Old 04-20-2015, 07:24 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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My house is listed as forced air and it is definitely gas with a gas water heater.
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Old 04-20-2015, 08:39 PM
 
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All excellent general advice, thank you kindly.

If anyone has any suggestions as to nice subdivisions where there definitely is natural gas heat, I'd welcome those.

Thanks again!
First of all I am not or have not ever been a Real Estate agent. But if you have a real estate agent and you have advised them: under $900K, no heat pump, no postage stamp lot, and no one close enough to peep in your windows, etc. and that real estate agent has not found you houses to look at in Triangle area, you need a new real estate agent. Questions you have been asking would easily be answered by a good real estate agent. Comission on your price home should get you a highly qualified agent.
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Old 04-20-2015, 09:49 PM
 
Location: My House
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For example... and I'm not necessarily a huge Toll Brothers fan, but this is a resale, so it should be a decent deal and it's on a huge lot:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...01-46870?row=3

I know not the people selling it, and everyone here knows I'd never go outta my way to recommend Toll Brothers.

So, yes... this is for example, but there you go. Gas heat.

And, it's in a good location.
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