If you are a REALTOR Don’t Miss This.. If you are LOOKING FOR TO BUY OR SELL A HOME- don’t Miss this!
Finally, the MFR MLS is on the tech bandwagon- with the launch of their new MLS app on 2/26, agents in the Tampa market can now fully use their tablets the way they were intended to be used. And their customers are the winners!
There are some great things about this app… here is my quick review based on an ACTUAL property search and tour I did with one of my investor buyers this week…
First, the map feature is AWESOME- unlike the map feature used in the Internet Explorer desktop version, this map feature is intuitive. I used my iPad 3 to its fullest potential. I simply logged into the app using my MLS ID and password, set a few search parameters, then using my stylus drew a real quick circle (or something that kind of resembles a circle) in our search area… this is what it looked like:
Of course, I quickly went back and changed the parameters for the search to give me only ACTIVE properties (those in blue)
If you notice at the bottom of the last picture, the actual front photos show up (hummm, this looks a lot like some of the great apps there were already out there!)
To see a property detail, you have two options- click on the front photo at the bottom, or click the arrow next to the price on the map. A new screen “scrolls up” from the bottom with all of the details for that property. Fantastic.
If you want to add that property to your showing schedule, it’s very easy- first, click on the empty star and mark it is a favorite. At the bottom of the page, you can either get the agents contact info to call them direct, or you can schedule a showing directly from the property- this is a COOL TOOL!
Another great feature- the “Find Listings Near Me” button- this shows properties immediately around you. A great tool for that buyer request that always seems to come- “Why aren’t we seeing that house across the street?” Now you can show them why- it’s under contract, it’s overpriced, it doesn’t fit their criteria, etc. Negative though- it shows ALL properties- pending, sold, etc.. Would be nice if if it just showed active and pending…
The absolute best feature of this tool is in its mapping feature- One thing that always frustrated me with the desktop version of the MLS was the mapping tool for the properties I wanted to see. I would take the MLS printouts, go to Google Maps or Mapquest, type in all the addresses, and try to find out the best route to show the properties. How many times have you felt like you were driving in circles? here, then there, then back close to here… it’s madness! no longer! I simply typed in the MLS numbers in the search bars, hit search, saved the search as a new name, and BAM- there they were, all on one map- I can easily follow them from one to the next. I can zoom in and out. i can move the map.. Awesome! The TABLET and MLS are now married!!! (one negative however, is that I can’t do this with the properties I have marked as FAVORITE- I had to type in the MLS numbers and create a new search)
Overall, this is a great tool- it will save you time, make your life easier, and FINALLY will get you truly PAPERLESS- no more printouts!
Enjoy this app- and if you are a realtor- USE IT!!! and get your buyers to use it as well! they can email you the properties they like just as easy as your search to find them…
SandPeak Realty 