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WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME? Mistakes in your MLS Listings

By Chris Mayr

Services for Real Estate Pros with D3 Interactive Marketing

January 28, 2011 01:46 AM

As many of you, I look at tons of listings on a daily basis and there are a few that really make me want to hunt down that realtor and shake them.

DON'T SHOUT AT ME: Typing in all caps is the online equivalent of yelling. Use your inside voice. It isn't that tough to hit the shift key for the start of a sentence.
Waterfront View: If I have to lean over a fence and look between 2 trees to see a snippet of water, that is not waterfront view. A retention pond is also not Waterfront even though it is water.
Spell Check: It is free. Use it please.
Instructions to realtors within the public remarks: I saw one the other day that well, let's just say, I thought about contacting the seller so that they could smack their realtor for it.

I am sure there are more, but those are the ones that really get me annoyed every time I see them.

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Karin Lundeen

Keller Williams Realty - Denver Southlands - Centennial, CO

Realtor Centennial Homes For Sale

Chris, What about a Rainmaker on AR with no picture? LOL! I'm just sayin'...

Jan 28, 2011 01:48 AM

Chris Mayr

D3 Interactive Marketing - Orlando, FL

I know, I am horrible. When I joined, I realized that I didn't have any photos of me that were 600 x 600 like Active Rain likes. I am getting a new pic this week. I promise.

Ironically, I posted a comment on a blog about using pictures on business cards and I shouted myself out about the irony that I don't have one on my profile.

Jan 28, 2011 01:52 AM

Melissa Juarez

Massachusetts Buyers Broker Agency, LLC - Quincy, MA

Chris, thanks for the post. The all caps is the most annoying, really now, why is it necessary??

Jan 28, 2011 01:55 AM

Sylvie Stuart

Realty One Group Mountain Desert 928-600-2765 - Flagstaff, AZ

Home Buying, Home Selling and Investment - Flagsta

If you email your picture to AR they might be able to resize it and get it up for you, that is what they did with me.

I agree with Melissa, the all caps is hard to read and does feel like shouting.

Jan 28, 2011 02:20 AM

Retired from ActiveRain

Baker, OR

The public and private descriptions on an MLS listing are ideal places to promote the property for sale in a positive fashion. Manydescriptions I read miss out on the opportunity presented. When I create online flyers for my Realtor clients I try to write titles and descriptions that inform and entice prospective buyers. It's not easy.

Jan 31, 2011 01:45 AM

Mitch Gover

BidOnRealty.com - Orlando, FL

Amen Chris. It's not difficult to spend a little time and effort in writing a good description that entices buyers to look further.

Jan 31, 2011 06:04 AM

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME? Mistakes in your MLS Listings

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