28 March 2019
What to Know About Special Assessment Districts
A Special Assessment District (SAD) is an area where the value is heightened due to a public improvement in which a tax is apportioned to recover the costs of said...
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13 March 2019
Customizing Your Portal Invites
Customizing your portal invite is easy and can add that personalized touch from you to your client. This email will go out to any client you set up on a...
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01 March 2019
The Populate Tax Data Button
When entering a listing, there’s a handy button on the address tab that can help prevent mistakes and possible rule violations while saving you time. It’s called the Populate Tax...
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20 February 2019
School District Link in Monsoon
Identifying the schools that match your property is very important to potential buyers, but can be challenging for you. You’ve always gone into Monsoon to see what school district your property...
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24 January 2019
Using the Full Copy
When using the Full Copy option in Flexmls, there are two things you must remember. One: you must be copying a listing that you were previously the listing agent on. Two:...
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23 January 2019
Syndication: Why Does ARMLS Sell My Listings? (We don’t)
This is a question we receive a lot. The short answer is WE DON’T. ARMLS does not sell your listings. Your broker decides whether or not to syndicate listings to...
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10 December 2018
Bashas: A Piece of Phoenix History
This post is part of our series on local business and news. We aim to keep you updated on local trends so you can stay current with your clients. The...
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15 November 2018
What You Should Know About the South Phoenix Light-Rail Project
This post is part of our series on local business and news. We aim to keep you updated on local trends so you can stay current with your clients. Updated...
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15 October 2018
Accessing Listing History On a Property
Have you ever wanted to know the listing history on a property? You can access it in Flexmls under the Detail tab. The records go back to around the year...
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25 September 2018
The History of Harkins
This post is part of our series on local business and news. We aim to keep you updated on local trends so you can stay current with your clients. When...
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13 September 2018
Real Examples of Where Not to Place a Lockbox
Lockbox placement is a hotly debated topic, which we explored in Where Not to Place a Lockbox recently. To further the conversation, we’ve found a list of additional places you shouldn’t place...
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12 September 2018
Where Not to Place a Lockbox
Loyal blog reader Randy H. had a great question for us on social media. “Does ARMLS have rules on lockbox placement?” In short, we don’t dictate in our rules where...
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28 August 2018
5 Things Your Association Manages
It can get confusing knowing which company handles what when you work as a real estate agent. You’re a member at a brokerage, local association, national association, the MLS and the...
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09 July 2018
Understanding ambiguous fields
Flexmls has some ambiguous fields. It’s easy to start to second-guessing which one you should select or question how to use it. The best rule of thumb is to add additional...
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06 July 2018
Can I Search Other MLSs in Monsoon?
Yes, you can search other MLSs in Monsoon. When doing a search in the Monsoon Tax System, you can look for other MLSs that also use Monsoon. That list currently...
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02 July 2018
Will My Listing Expire in TOM Status?
There are many reasons you may have to put your listing in a Temporarily Off-Market (TOM) status. It’s important to remember the expiration dates of those listings, since a listing...
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25 May 2018
The History of Berto’s
If you’ve ever driven around the Valley you’ve probably passed multiple large yellow and red signs that serve 24 hour Mexican food with “Berto’s” in the name. You may have...
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09 May 2018
10 Things You Cannot Put in the MLS
We talk a lot about what to put in Flexmls. But what’s just as important are all of the things that cannot go in the MLS. That’s what all the rules and regulations...
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03 May 2018
What is an incomplete listing?
An Incomplete Listing is a listing that’s been started but not made active yet in the mls. If you’ve ever entered a listing into the MLS, you know there’s a lot...
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12 April 2018
Three Documents to Reference When Entering a Listing
Entering a listing into Flexmls can be time consuming. You need a lot of information from many different places. You can save yourself a lot time, hassle and frustration by assembling these...
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