From what I can tell through investigation, I choose to use Drupal to develop my real new real estate web site.
I have done some searching and see where results have been posted, but I have yet to find a step-by-step tutorial. So, I am going to try to create one. The main problem is since I am a newbie, I will need to be learning as I create. This is where I am going to need your help. I even believe it will help the community. I believe I have come to the right place to get the help I need.
I am beginning with Drupal 5.x because I see there is an MLS module. I have paid for the right to use IDX feeds so IDX will be incorporated into the sight. In fact, this is the most important part of the project to me. I think the site could even be very ugly if I can just provide the right information to the people who are looking for houses, the public wants the information. Once the information is in place, we can work on prettying the site and I can use your feedback on features to implement. I am sure there is a module to handle each feature and making theme changes and module additions can be part of the tutorial.
So, I have installed Drupal 5.9, with the security fixes. I have installed the MLS, CCK, Views, Content, Imagefield, Pathauto and supplemental modules. I have installed the Captcha module to facilitate logins, I want registered users.