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#377357 - 05/29/11 12:58 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
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Here, directions are only required for out of town properties. And they do help a lot. I may have a general knowledge of the next small town north, but new subdivisions are plentiful there and I don't know all the streets in them. And some of those builders are going under.
Something like, "Take exit 53, through town to Kimberly Rd., right to Apple Park, house is 3rd on left" takes me 5 seconds to read and saves a lot of trouble finding the house when gps doesn't get it (and it doesn't get it on many of those properties, we're all finding).
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#377359 - 05/29/11 01:03 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
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#377363 - 05/29/11 02:12 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: barb43]
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Registered: 09/02/08
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Loc: Massachusetts
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One cannot give accurate directions TO anywhere unless one knows the starting point. The mention of exit 53 and follow through town would not apply if someone was entering the town from the opposite side. We manage to locate properties for BPOs and initial assignments without the home owner giving us directions. In 19 years I have never been unable to find a property. However, I will be the first to say there are agents out there that couldn't find their butt with both hands unless one first gave them a through description of a butt and a hand. The hand is at the end of the arm and the butt is where their head is. Even Hansel and Gretel had brains enough to follow breadcrumbs.
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#377378 - 05/29/11 03:54 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
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You can lead them to water, but, you can't make them drink....I'm one of the lucky one's.......I have a digital compass built into my dashboard.....lol.
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#377380 - 05/29/11 04:20 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: Perky_REALTOR]
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We're just going to agree to disagree on this one. You're assuming everyone is coming down rte whatever. There are basics every realtor should have. Microsoft streets and trips, google maps, mapquest, GPS, or a primative map book. Consider this. The foreclosing attorney found the house, the auction folks found the house, the due diligence BPO folks found the house, the listing agent found the house, the trashout folks found the house, the lawn care dudes found the house. Now along comes the buyer agent and they need their hands held. When you get a request for a drive by BPO or a new llisting and it's never been listed do you turn it down? No, you exercise intelligent thought and locate it. The cop out isn't not laying out directions, it's not being able to operate a GPS. Is there anyone out there without one...meaning full timers, not the tire kickers. Every listing I've had states Mapquest under directions and they've all sold.
Edited by JackREO (05/29/11 04:22 PM)
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#377381 - 05/29/11 05:44 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: Perky_REALTOR]
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Registered: 12/05/06
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Minna, GPS does NOT always work in my area. There are several areas where it does not know that there are dead ends. I had customers following me and accused me of taking the "long way" because their GPS told them to turn left at one point and the arrival time was drastically shorter. Ah, I said...that is NOT a through road. It "dead ends" a few miles back into the woods and there is no way through, even though TomTom or Garmin thinks it does. I could tell he didn't believe me so I hoped he used his TomTom to go home the way he wanted to go. Muwahaaa haaa haaa. LOL
Many times a road name is different on the GPS than it is on the street even though it's been named that on the street sign since before there were GPS units.
My husband got lost and sent 10 miles out of his way by following Google Maps directions to a concert.
I have a handy map book and even THAT is wrong sometimes. My Garmin FREQUENTLY wants me to go the "wrong way" or a much "longer" way than I would choose for myself.
You can't always rely on technology.
Especially in newer (or reinvented) subdivisions.
Why should I have to spend 10 minutes figuring out where the heck to go via tax maps and my map book, when it will take an agent 30 seconds to type in the directions?
:p Amen, sister. GPS is virtually worthless in my rural area. Many roads don't even have names. Many roads aren't on any map. Roads disappear and turn into faint "jeep" trails, and then into nothing-- IF you missed that second turn by the pile of rocks. Even with MLS directions, make one bad turn and... we'll see you MUCH later. I have to laugh when prospects tell me they'll just use MapQuest. I laugh even harder when customers tell me they'll use Tom-Tom to find rural properties. I say, "Pack a lunch and make sure you bring plenty of water". At dusk, when they're completely lost, they might ask their GPS what all that howling means--- see if it gives them directions about what to do when packs of coyotes are getting ready to find something to eat. I'm more than a little surprised at some of the arrogance of thread respondents who say that MLS directions need to be done away with, OR that agents are too stupid or lazy to use GPS. Try walking in somebody else's shoes before you make blanket comments.
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#377383 - 05/29/11 06:06 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: DueDiligence]
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Registered: 09/02/08
Posts: 761
Loc: Massachusetts
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One item I totally overlooked. Our MLS has a mapping feature built in. When you pull up a listing there's a google map available both satelite and road. So I would guess that's why we're able to cut out directions, a state of the art MLS. In the heavily populated north east it would take much more space then allowed in MLS. 10-20 turns to get from a major highway to the actual property. And that's multiplied by the number of of different state highways one could be coming in from. The state highways running through the small city I'm in are Rtes, 24, 123, 27, 139, 18, 28. That's 12 different point of entry. I do recall many years ago, before google and such when we used map books, I received a call from a co-broke asking how to get to a property. When I inquired as to where she was the answer was, near a large intersection with a gas station. Now that narrows it down. How could one possible talk you in from ???. There are a number of large intersections in MA.with gas stations. Like millions. I suggested she drop in the gas station and ask directions. It's not arrogance, it's frustration with some folks inability to use common sense. How do I get there from an intersection with a gas station?...really?
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#377393 - 05/29/11 08:19 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: Perky_REALTOR]
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Loc: Massachusetts
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The city definition of rural is just outside the range of a gang members hand gun.
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#377397 - 05/29/11 08:48 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: Delicious Cake]
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Registered: 09/24/06
Posts: 1967
Loc: US
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Last 10 posts have nothing to do with Stupid MLS comments. Why not start a whole new thread about gps and mapquest rather than clogging this one up?
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#377400 - 05/29/11 08:56 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: minna]
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Registered: 01/26/09
Posts: 2961
Loc: Old Dominion
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Are there really agents left that count on the mls for directions to listings? I think they should just do away with the field. If you're not self sufficient enough to have a gps or know how to use google maps, maybe its time for a new profession. I don't but have to confess agent directions get me out of a jam once every couple of weeks. This is for BPOs not for showings. When I run a string of BPOs inevitably one road will be kooky on the GPS, either since it is too new or too rural-or both. A time consuming way of solving the propeblem is pulling over and trying mapquest or MLS maps, but when an agent has kindly put a leader road in the comments or directions it gives me just enough of wht I need to find the place. I guess it is a courtesy to extend as we are cooperating with one another.
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#377401 - 05/29/11 09:01 PM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
[Re: Perky_REALTOR]
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Registered: 01/26/09
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City people really don't understand rural living. LOL. At least we have 911 addresses now, not the old R.D. (Rural Delivery) #1 Box 547 Or HCR 1 Box 22 (Highway Commercial Route) like many of us had up until about 4 years ago.  We had these up until a few years ago in many counties. You had to be a real detective to locate a property. I did come to one conclusion with which you might agree....some of the nicest and helpful people you will ever meet work in county offices. This is the only way I had ever found to locate a parcel, then plot it on the map page, identify the roads, make notes, get tax information, etc.
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#377725 - 06/02/11 08:57 AM
Re: Stupid MLS comments.
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Registered: 05/17/11
Posts: 68
Loc: New York
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I think getting lost is part of being an agent in a rural spot. We have houses with no addresses or mailboxes. And vacant land? Even harder if the agent does not put up a sign.
I know I am further contributing to this thread being hijacked, but bad directions from our MLS peers is something that has always annoyed me.
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