Ok, time for stereotypes..Accountants are nerdy, lawyers are all bad and travel agents like free stuff. (my mom is a travel agent and I grew up with tons of paperclip holders and sponges that looked like earth!) Ok, I think it is safe to say it is a pet peeve. Looking at all of the listings out there that have misspellings. And it doesn't end there. I have seen ads in magazines, signs and even billboards that have things spelled wrong.I just opened up Florida Realtor magazine and saw an ad from a builder which claims "Satisified Clients and Referral for Life" WOW. This is really bad. I can almost understand listings being incorrect as there is a person that is entering this data but you would think a publication would have many, many eyes on it before it hits the streets.
A few of my favorite from listings include;
A bathroom with a Hot Tube
New Warsher and Dryer (Clearly from New England)
Completely Tiled threw-out
Fully Funished
These are just a few. If you ever are bored, just do a search in the MLS and see all of the fun you can have. It is like the Where's Waldo of Real Estate. Now many will say that agents don't have to be good spellers. "They know what we mean" but I contend that bad spelling is a distraction from the listing and sends a message to the public that the agent has not taken the time to spell check and or have someone proof their work before publishing.
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I already made a post about the home with the "Sparkling Poo"
I lost count of the number of times I have seen "Dinning Room"
Recently: "Shot sale: Summit an offer to the bank so we can start negotiatating" (I can't even make this stuff up)
We have started our team meetings in our office with each of us bringing in printouts of our new listings. They get passed around the table and edited by each other for spelling, description errors and possible legal "overstatements" so that we keep in check.