First before you ever build a website you need to know who your avatar is. Second you have to be found! 

You can have the most beautiful website on the planet but if no one finds it, what good is it? 

You can have the most found website in real estate but if it does not resonate with your ideal client- it is useless because it won't convert. 

You should control your own hosting account with a server like Bluehost. 

Then you should get a great wordpress theme like this one. Best Theme Ever

Then you need to either learn how to set up your wordpress site on this theme or hire someone to do it for you. I would be happy to discuss your options. I can also show you websites that we just finished.  Katerina

Follow Barbara Todaro advice!!!

If I were to do another website, I would be calling Nestor & Katerina Gasset (Katerina) for some guidance and she would be setting up my website just as she has for many other very successful real estate agents.... call her, Laura, and just have a conversation with her.... you'll be glad you did!!

Hosting is one factor, development and design another. I haven't used the 3 companies that you mention. Most people would go with Wordpress these days. If you want a prepackaged site where you make a monthly payment for everything, the choices would be different than if you selected all the components yourself.

Still looking 

Still serching.

I use placester, not the best, but it works fine.

I changed a few years ago to Reel Geeks, and ranks high, easy to add content.  Katerina is a good choice too!  

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All I have to say is BE CAREFUL of the experts who subtly solicit your business. I've been bitten more than once.  Heed my warning ... BE CAREFUL ... don't be fooled. 

Contact Katerina.

interesting question - parked and reading!

You have great advice from Nestor & Katerina Gasset, Laura. I used Boomtown when with another team for a couple of years it loved it. Not worth the investment for the team I am with  now which has a different focus. 

Find the one you like and that belongs to a successful agent and see who did it and how much it would cost you,  yep, can be pricey, depends on your budget.... 

Laura,

Good advice was given to you, investigate and see what fits your needs.  We have our own. A

I have been very pleased with iHouse and they provide a free trial period so you can try before you buy Laura Michel 

I am very happy with Real Geeks and think that they are the best in the business right now.

 No....

I will probably go off shore under $750 budget with SEO service & maintenance for 3 months..

We used Real Estate Tomato when we switched over to a mobile site and the results were pretty good.

I am not familiar with any of them.

I had looked into RE Webmasters.  They had a nice front and back end, but the price was too high for my liking.  I built my own and have been real happy with it.  There are a few active rainers who build websites here.  I can't remember exactly who they are offhand, but hopefully they'll see this.

Hi Laura - I really like Nikki & Jason Christenson at Internet Media Consultants - http://internetmediaconsultants.com/

They have been excellent to work with, delivered as promised and are affordable.

i use ihouseweb and my own on weebly. im not sure its super important, which one u use, but to have good content. david barr has done a good job. check his out. and there are lots of examples on the resources area