Your Spelling Doesn't Have to be Perfect, But Wouldn't it be a Good Idea to Spell Your Listing's Street Address Correctly?

Eric, your title alone made me laugh. I know your post was not meant to be funny but everytime I run across a misspelled street in a listing or flyer, it becomes comical. How can you sell it, if people can't find it? Lots of stuff happens in the real estate world that make you wonder!

Misspelling a subdivision is even worse-it reflects everything you have written here, but your listing is not included in searches for that subdivision. (No misspellings found! per my spellcheck on this post.)

Yer freind,

Barbarbara

Misspelling is unprofessional and makes the listing agent look bad!  In this day and age of computers, there is absolutely no excuse for misspellings in a listing!  Spell check is available on Word or any other word processing program (Open Office, Corel).  Spelling a street name wrong is laziness, pure and simple.  Thanks for the post.

I think we must have easier street names in my market. I think misspelled or funky abbreviated sub division names in our MLS are more of a problem.   I don't think a lot of re  agents understand the fact of how the general public searches for properties and why data fields are not the place to think outside the block...  or make spelling mistakes.

You would look like a dummy  with the street name misspelled though wouldn't you? 

We do not have that many Indian names for streets, neighborhoods, rivers... as WI and MN have.   Olentangy is a common word here.  I have been using a neighborhood name that I believe is an Indian word  a lot lately and unfortunately I do see myself misspelling it. 

I would think there would be places where you see your whole listing / post / etc.  with red spell check squiggles...

Our MLS does not work in Firefox.  I don't believe our MLS  has a spell check for the data fields, nor do parts of our company website (the language intensive parts unfortunately.)  I am very forgiving when it comes to spelling.

Incorrect spelling in a listing is a poor reflection on the agent and often indicates how that agent would perform during an escrow.

As a fellow Broker it raises a red flag to me.

I often wonder how the Seller interprets this type of sloppiness.

I'm always up for a good argument debate about spelling and grammar! I do think that both matter - it's a huge part of the impression you're making.

Liz

It is all about he details, isn't it?!