We get many requests for help finding homes in Philadelphia.

And other urban areas.

That's right.

People want to live in our cities.

We get at least an email and a call a day at Smarter Agent from the under 100k buyer looking in a city. For example, over 100 people each day use our website to search for homes and real estate in Philadelphia.

Some are first-time buyers. Some are investors. Some have families and others are newlyweds. They are a rainbow of nationalities - all shopping for the American dream. Many are willing to fix up homes to get a good deal. And most want to stay in the City.

But here's the problem.

Very few people and real estate professionals are helping these under 100k buyers find homes.

Here is what we have learned - most Realtors in the inner cities are not as tech savvy as their customers. Here's a shout out: If you are one such Realtor who focuses on an area of Philly or another area considered "urban and affordable" - fill out our Realty Exchange Application found at the bottom of our homepage on our website. We have leads for you -- if you can pass our criteria for customer service and have a great track record.

We only accept top agents because at Smarter Agent it does not matter if a person is looking for a $1,850,000.00 or $85,000.00 home. Once this person is our client they get our full attention and support - and the comfort that we bring our considerable influence and knowledge to the table for all of our clients.

Here's a question to our influential BLOG readers:

Is there any funding support so Smarter Agent can coordinate the education of consumers and Realtors in inner cities - Philadelphia in particular. We want to reach out to buyers interested in the inner city. We would like to translate our site into several languages and are already moving to a Spanish version. We know what homebuyers want and need, and we know what makes the real estate industry tick. I am open to suggestions and willing to help.

We would also like to get direct feeds of all homes for sale in our cities which are held by any agency (sheriff, redevelopment, hud) which we can post on Smarter Agent to make them more accessible to the public. Our traffic is doubling every few weeks so thousands of buyers would see these urban properties.

Finally, while we are on an Urban Blog rant, -- the cities need to do a better job of fining slumlord owners not meeting codes so they walk away from properties they have no intention of improving. And these properties need to be marketed. Heck giving property away to urban homesteaders - much like we did to settlers who agreed to live and grow in the Wild West in the late 19th century in this country - might not be a bad idea. See tomorrow's post of why Law and Order politicians may actually be a good Ying to a great urban planners Yang. I wonder what Ed Bacon would say....