The contract superseeds the MLS Listing

There are a few differences between the mls listing and a contract. 

The mls listing is put together by the sellers agent when they have a client that wants to sell their home. Some of the information comes in from the town's public records. Other information they gather from the homeowner, for say the type & size of a hot water heater, and other information they get on their own like room measurements.  The agent also puts in what appliances or personal property if any would be included in the sale of the real estate. It is for the marketing of the home.  When I listed a home, I always share, unless not requested, a copy of the write up before the listing goes 'live' .   The MLS stands for multiple listing system, which most agents use to post their properties. This data gets sent out to many third party real estate portals. 

The contract of sale is a legal binding agreement that is negotiated between the buyer & seller.  As an agent, I like to list specific items or mention if prepared by sellers an inclusion inclusion sheet. I do not put per MLS listing. If the MLS listing for example says 'dishwasher', but the house doesn't have one or it is not listed on the contract, the seller is not obligated to provide . It is possibly that the sellers agent was very busy & made a mistake when inputting the listing.  However, if you list on the contract dishwasher and the seller signs off on that, they will have to provide you with a dishwasher that is installed or if it isn't there at the time of closing, offer you a credit.  Whatever is on the contract is also more important than the Mls listing. 

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