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The MLS - Laughing All the Way!

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Real Estate Agent with Sotheby's International Realty BRE # 01362887

I just returned from an extended trip to discover that some things never change. There were so many funny misspellings and blunders in the MLS this week that I am trying to think of a way to get the bloopers into pill form. I think the MLS should be used for medicinal purposes - it's a great alternative to laughing gas! Check out some of my favorites:

Don't Tempt Me

"For short sale status, please maul us' (If you're the lender, it would be my pleasure.)

"Please teat locks before leaving" (That's udderly ridiculous.)

"Reck room in basement'" (And so is your career...)

"Shed behind" (I will if you can unload that fat gut of yours...)

"Double pain windoos" (Not nearly as painful as your spelling skills.)

That Had to Hurt...

"In-grown pool" (Inbred agent.)

"We want submission" (Says you, Idi Amin.)

"Incomplete packages talk longer" (Incomplete brains should develop longer.)

"Seller raking kennel" (Well, that's certainly a load off...)

"Big bang for the buicks" (Thank you, Lee Iaccoca)

Even A Martini Can't Fix This

"Built with attention to tail" (Hmm...sounds like a perfect home for Charlie Sheen)

"Owner says sail fast" (Whatever floats your boat, Noah...) 

"Loft can be extra bad" (So can I after a few martinis...)

"Pot plants excluded" (Call me mellow yellow, but methinks someone has already pilfered them...)

"Large breakfast bra in kitch" (Cups included, I suppose...)

You Can't Touch This

"Theater and ballsroom" (For those who enjoy popcorn and nuts.)

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Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Send them my way and I'll be happy to post them, Donna!

Feb 18, 2011 10:49 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Patty, how 'bout RWDSAK? (Realtors Who Drink Should Avoid Keboards)

Feb 18, 2011 10:51 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

Gwen - Let's just incorporate all the problems and the solution into one all inclusive designation, shall we? "RWDROWSEAA" Realtors who don't Read or Write Should Employ an Assistant". Now that is a mouthful... I hope the designees can get it right. :)

Feb 18, 2011 11:25 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Good idea, Patty, but realtors who cannot read or write might not know a literate assistant from a brain-dead hamster.

Feb 18, 2011 11:34 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

Darn it... Gwen, now I am going to stay up all night long trying to sold the problem... I thought I had it all figured it out but you make a good point.

Feb 18, 2011 12:11 PM
Alyce Martin
The Realty Group, LLC - Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque - THE Place To Be!

Gwen - These are hilarious!  Were you a proof reader or editor in a past life? I especially like these goofs when they are on billboards!!

Feb 18, 2011 01:09 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Alyce, you're right - billboards can be jaw-dropping. We should all photograph billboards and signs with blooper wording, such as "Open Someday." That was on a sign at an open house in Hollywood!

Feb 18, 2011 01:19 PM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Gwen, is school required for kids out in LA LA Land?  Your contemporaries continue to amaze me with their MLS entries.  I especially enjoyed your riposte for the breakfast bar.  ^_~

 

Feb 18, 2011 05:12 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Well, Bruce, as much as we all like to bag on L.A., these contributions come from all over the U.S. and Canada. It seems misspellings, typos and haste are universal problems. Perhaps the government should set aside some money for the research and cure of "ham fingers" and mental lapses!

Feb 18, 2011 07:24 PM
Kathryn Maguire
GreatNorfolkHomes.com (757) 560-0881 - Chesapeake, VA
Serving Chesapeake, Norfolk, VA Beach

These made me laugh...but I startled my husband when I read the one about "We Want Submission."  Holy cow, does no one PROOF READ!

Feb 18, 2011 11:49 PM
Sheldon Neal
Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited - Maywood, NJ
That British Agent Bergen County NJ

Large Breakfast Bra !!!! LMAO !

Feb 20, 2011 03:29 PM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

God the idiots we work with!  Is that a B cup in the kitchen or a D?

Feb 23, 2011 02:33 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

It's a Cup tha Runneth Over with Fool, Lyn!

Feb 23, 2011 05:14 AM
Donne Knudsen
Los Angeles & Ventura Counties in CA - Simi Valley, CA
CalState Realty Services

 ROTFL 

My favorite was mauling the lenders.  LMAO!!!

Feb 28, 2011 05:05 PM
Bob & Leilani Souza
Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA
Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Gwen, I have to thank Bruce Walter for providing a link to your blog on his, ahem...press release on you? Love your sense of humor and I'm glad I found your blog to subscribe to! :)

Leilani

Mar 14, 2011 04:50 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Welcome aboard the Crazy Express, Leilani - thank you for reading. And thanks to Bruce for the shout-out!

Mar 14, 2011 07:12 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Gwen, A great list of MLS blunders. Add to what the MLS blunders say … the crazy things agent DO.

Mar 31, 2011 04:02 PM
Sun City Grand Homes Surprise AZ Real Estate Leolinda Bowers Designated Broker Leolinda Realty
Leolinda Realty - Surprise, AZ
Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona

Gwen, you should write a book.  Makes you wonder if sellers ever read their listings.

Apr 10, 2011 06:31 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen, that is a GREAT idea for a blog. If you don't write it, I will! Thanks so much for the suggestion - G

Apr 10, 2011 06:59 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Leolinda, I sometimes think that the only thing some realtors read is their paychecks!

Apr 10, 2011 07:00 PM