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MLS public remarks

Translating Realtor-Speak

English, Please! “LL/BR is non-conforming. Lkbx on Bk dr. Frnt prch/crftsmn wdwrk/tiled bath/gleaming Maple flrs/HVAC-elect ’11, oven ’14/lrg walkin closet/maint-free ext./prof lndscpng/gorgeous 3 seas porch! Wkshp in gar.” –Excerpt from actual MLS listing. With only 500 characters and spaces in MLS’s Agent and Public remarks fields, there can be a temptation for overzealous listing agents (representing Sellers)...
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"Agent Remarks" by Ross Kaplan

Proposed Book TitleI know you’re supposed to come up with the book before you come up with a title, but never mind. If I ever write a real estate book — and with something like 1,500 blog posts under my belt, I probably already have — I know what I’ll call it: ‘Agent Remarks.’ That’s...
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Where’s the House? Behind the Garage

“Not a Drive-By,” IllustratedIn contrast to the Hopkins home discussed in the next post (“It’s Listed for HOW MUCH??”), there’s no hiding the garage on this Linden Hills home. Which would explain the lead shot on MLS — a pretty, azalea-framed shot of Lake Harriet — combined with this comment in both the Public and...
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