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Have you ever seen a sign in front of a property that looks like this? This is a historical plaque, and you may see it on private properties, neighborhoods and other sites demarcating historical significance due to  an event, architectural style or person. Ownership of a historical home comes...

We’re not clucking around! Recently, the city of Chandler joined Gilbert, Queen Creek, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix and Maricopa County in allowing backyard chickens. A detached single-family lot can have up to five chickens. If your client expresses interest in having chickens on their property, there are some secondary...

Is your listing at the end of it’s 30-day window in Coming Soon status, but your sellers are not yet ready to go active? If you or your clients need extra time, it may be a good idea to place your listing in a Temporarily Off-Market status. Coming Soon...

Internet speed is essential when using Flexmls to complete a search or upload photos to a listing. When Flexmls or other sites are running slow, try an internet speed test! Additionally, we will also review alternative steps you can take when experiencing slowdowns. Conducting a Speed Test Including your...

Multigenerational living is not a new idea, but in recent years there has been an increase in the popularity of these homes for a multitude of reasons. There are even homes being designed with this purpose in mind. In Flexmls, when attempting to find homes that can support multiple...

You can create a custom view to include the fields you want to see when searching in Flexmls. Specifically, you can create a custom view to display open house information, which can be useful to both you and your clients. When you perform a search in Flexmls, the search...

If you need to delete a map overlay or find the shape you drew is in need of improvement, this article is for you! Previously we learned how to Create a Map Overlay and how to Search the Flexmls Map with Custom Overlays. Let’s learn how to edit and...

Have you ever made a sloppy shape or found that the shape you created is just not right for your Flexmls map searching needs? This article can help you! Let’s discuss how to edit map shapes and delete the ones that are no longer needed. You have access to...

There may come a time when your client will say, “I just gave this house three stars, I love it! Check it out and let’s see it ASAP!”. You smile and tell the client you’ll make the arrangements, but internally you’re thinking I only see Favorites! How do I...

In Flexmls, adding the Construction Status field can give your clients more options when searching for listings that best fit their criteria. The Monthly Supply of Inventory has been low. In addition, active listings and coming soon listings are teetering around eighteen thousand. As a result, options may be...

There are three things you should do after updating a search: re-save, re-send and re-confirm. Did you recently edit a saved search for a client? After the desired fields have been adjusted, remembering to save the search is probably second nature, but it’s also important to remember two additional...

Do you ever want to exclude criteria while searching in Flexmls? Then you’ll want to get familiar with the and/or/not filtering options. Even though it’s more common to search based on what your client does want, at times it’s necessary to filter out what is NOT wanted. Some examples...

When adding a listing in Flexmls, the school district information will auto-populate after selecting Populate Tax Data. To use the Populate Tax Data Button, you will need to enter the full property address or the Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) on the Address tab when entering a listing. This will...