Currently I have several clients for whom I am trying to find houses . As most of us, my first stop is in my MLS  to set up a prospect account. After inputting all the information which helps me eliminate houses to look at, I get excited to see what the final search will reveal!

Here is where the disappointment begins. When I am looking for an inexpensive home more often than not the listing agent has not bothered with all the photos, room sizes, room description, or anything else other than putting the house on the MLS !

What should be on every MLS?

• Clear photos of interest!
  • With a digital camera you know if a photo is fuzzy before you leave the house so take another one! Photos sell houses!
  • Please don't have photos of pets, rocks, or items non related to the home
• Number of Rooms
  • foyer, bathrooms, and hallways are NOT rooms!
• Room sizes
  • When someone has a pool table that needs a 14' X 18' room it would be nice to know if the room fits before showing the house!
•  Sq footage
  • Adding in Sq footage that is actually a basement is fine, but put the square footage of under ground areas in your agents notes.
• Tax assessment
  • We will find this out even if you don't put it in
• The correct days on market! 
  • Please don't let your listing expire just to eliminate the days on market history! Everyone is checking the archival history and it messes up all of the statistical data!
•  Please warn us if dogs or cats are living on the premises. One of my clients walked into the house and broke out in hives due to his allergy to cats!

As listing agents we have been hired to sell the house the best way we know how. The MLS is the biggest marketing tool we have! Make it work for you and your seller by taking the time to put in as much information as possible. 

As a buyer's agent I thank you! Maybe next time your house won't be overlooked by the buyer due to lack of information!