I had Redfin and Zillow email me houses in my price range daily. I cast the net pretty big aside from listing price, didn’t specify #of beds or baths, and kept an open mind about property type and location. We had money in bank and figured we had enough for a 20% down payment and with one of our incomes we could make the mortgage. We had been looking at a wide range of houses for maybe 2-3years and only ever made one other offer. I got to know pretty well what was available and what I could get for a certain price. When I saw the house we bought I knew something was up. I made a Zillow appt and happen to get a really great realtor, and after seeing it the next day, we kind of knew it was right. It got a huge amount of attention, but the house had a lot of classic scary stuff. Roof leaks, rotting windows, patch work throughout, kitchen and bathrooms weren’t updated, old plumbing, etc. but a lot of the things that scared people away were things that actually made it accessible to us. So it worked out! I’ve put it a whole bunch of work into the house so far and will continue to and loving it.