Patent ID: 8140442

Claim:
A device configured to match a residential property buyer with an owner of a residential property, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a user interface coupled to the memory and processor; computer executable code stored in the non-transitory memory and executable by the processor to: maintain a database of information associated with all existing residential properties in plurality of various neighborhoods, wherein the information for each of the residential properties includes its geographical location, descriptions and photos, and associated tax data; allow a residential property buyer to access the database to identify plurality of residential properties of interest to the buyer that are not currently listed for sale by each respective owner of the residential properties in real estate market; receive a selection from the buyer of the residential properties of interest to the buyer; initiate, by the buyer without using a real estate agent, a residential property transaction for each residential property of interest to the buyer; record an indicator for each transaction, each respective indicator having a number of levels, representing the buyer's interest level in the each respective transaction, wherein the a first indicator representing the buyer's interest level in a first one of the transactions is different than a second indicator representing the buyer's interest level in a second one of the transactions; allow the buyer to adjust the indicators; communicate each respective indicator for each respective transaction and the adjustment to the each respective indicator made by the buyer to each respective owner of the residential properties associated with the each respective transaction; record an indicator for each transaction, each respective indicator having a number of levels, representing each respective owner's interest level in each respective transaction; allow the respective owner to adjust the indicator; and communicate the indicators representing each respective owner's interest level in each respective transaction to the buyer.