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                                                                 Exhibit 5.1



                                                          August 18, 2000

                                                          HAND-DELIVERED

HomeSeekers.com, Incorporated
6490 South McCarran Boulevard
Suite D-28
Reno, NV 89509

    Re: Opinion and Consent of Jenkins & Carter Post-Effective Amendment
        No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3; HomeSeekers.com,
        Incorporated (the "Company")

Gentlemen:

         This opinion is submitted pursuant to the applicable rules of the
Securities Exchange Commission with respect to the registration for public sale
of 347,639 shares (the "Registerable Shares") of common stock, $.001 par value
(the "Common Stock").

         In connection therewith, we have examined and relied upon original,
certified, conformed, photostat or other copies of (i) the Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws of the Company; (ii) resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the offering and the issuance
of the Common Stock and related matters; (iii) the Registration Statement, as
amended, and the exhibits thereto; and (iv) such other matters of law as we
have deemed necessary for the expression of the opinion herein contained.

         Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion the currently
outstanding Registerable Shares have been legally issued and are fully paid
and non-assessable.

         The opinions set forth above are subject to the following
qualifications:

         (a)      We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the
                  authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals,
                  the conformity to the originals of all
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                  documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of
                  the originals of all such latter documents. We have also
                  assumed the accuracy of the factual matters contained in
                  the documents we have examined.

         (b)      Where documents delivered to us by the Company and its
                  representatives state that the officers and directors of the
                  Company have taken actions with respect to the Registerable
                  Shares, we have assumed that such actions have been taken.


         (c)      We have assumed the due execution and delivery for value of
                  all agreements pertaining to the Registerable Shares
                  by the holders of such shares, other than the Company.


         (d)      We have relied (to the extent we have no contrary knowledge),
                  without investigation, as to matters of fact upon certificates
                  furnished by officers of the Company whose positions and
                  authority would reasonably require them to have knowledge of
                  the facts certified, and by public officials, and search
                  reports of recognized search companies.

         (e)      We are qualified to practice law in the State of Nevada and
                  have not made a special examination of any law other than the
                  law of the State of Nevada. Accordingly, in connection with
                  the rendering of this opinion, we express no opinion as to the
                  laws of any state, or as to any matter subject to such laws,
                  other than the current laws of the State of Nevada. We have
                  assumed that, if and where applicable, laws of other states
                  are the same as the laws of the State of Nevada.

         (f)      Our opinion is limited to matters expressly set forth herein
                  and no opinion is to be implied or inferred beyond the matters
                  expressly so stated.

         (g)      Our opinion is subject to and limited by (i) all applicable
                  bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
                  moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
                  creditors' rights generally; (ii) all rights which may inhere
                  in the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local taxing
                  authorities under the tax laws of the United States of America
                  and the several states; and (iii) general equitable principles
                  regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
                  proceeding at law or in equity.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement and to use our name
under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus comprising part of the
Registration Statement. However, this opinion is furnished only for your
benefit and may not be relied upon by any other person or entity without our
express prior written consent. This opinion speaks only as of the date hereof
and is limited to present statutes, laws and regulations and to the facts as
they currently exist, and we have assumed no obligation to update or
supplement this opinion.

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                                            Sincerely yours,


                                            /s/ Jerry C. Carter
                                            Jerry C. Carter

JCC/vp