My new and improved Webpage scraper

#!/usr/bin/python
#Appraiser Data scraper
#Written by Steve Atchison March 23 2013
import urllib2

pid = raw_input('Enter parcel number: ')

#This gets the html text from the appraiser webpage using the parcel number entered by user.
req = urllib2.Request('http://www.snco.us/ap/R_prop/Comp.asp?PRCL_ID='+str(pid)+'&PRCL_CD=01&YEAR=2013')
response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
the_page = response.read()

#erase all data in scrape_data.txt file
f2=open("scrape_data.txt",'w')
f2.close()

def getmoredata(start):
    #This function grabs sales and date from appraiser webpage and saves it to scrape_data.txt
   
    print('--------------------------------')
    #Compare PIN
    thepin=((the_page[int(start+5):int(start)+21]))
    print(thepin)
    #Actual sale price
    saleprice=(the_page[int(start+88):int(start)+99])
    print('Actual sales price = %s') % saleprice  
    #sale date
    saledate=(the_page[int(start+63):int(start)+67])
    print('Sale date = %s') % saledate
   
    f2=open("scrape_data.txt",'a')
    f2.write(thepin +'  ')
    f2.write(saleprice +'  ')
    f2.write(saledate + '\n')
    f2.close()   
   
#Finds the begining point of each parcel number in the html file,
#and then calls the getmoredata function
startchar = the_page.find('PID1=')
getmoredata(startchar)

startchar = the_page.find('PID2=')
getmoredata(startchar)

startchar = the_page.find('PID3=')
getmoredata(startchar)

startchar = the_page.find('PID4=')
getmoredata(startchar)

startchar = the_page.find('PID5=')
getmoredata(startchar)