by Heather Andrews | Oct 18, 2012 | Misc.
RMLS™ subscribers are diverse in their talents and immensely interesting, and we like to spread the word by spotlighting individuals now and again. Adam Sarancik (GRI, ABR) was recently one of our Subscriber Satisfaction Survey winners! Adam works at The Meadows Group, Inc., REALTORS® (Westside office). We asked Adam to tell us a little more about himself:
How did your real estate career begin?
It began 22 years ago with the Lutz Snyder Co. in Tualatin, Oregon. I was very lucky because the office I was in had a branch manager and a group of brokers who were extremely dedicated and talented. They were great role models. I also taught at the Lutz Snyder Training Center for three years.
What do you enjoy most about being a REALTOR®?
I enjoy turning initial realtor-client relationships into lifelong friendships. I have made friends with so many amazing people who are truly inspirational to me.
A particularly interesting property you sold:
Many years ago I was the buyers’ agent for a home in Beaverton. The home was in excellent condition and rightfully so, the seller had an extreme amount of pride in his home. He absolutely refused to allow us to have a home inspection, telling us adamantly that there was absolutely no need for one. After a week or so of very delicate pleading and negotiation, he very reluctantly agreed to allow us to do the home inspection as long as the home was spotless when we were done, that we started exactly at 1:00pm, and we were gone by 3:00pm, when he would promptly return.
Well, about an hour or so into the inspection I smelled something burning, an electrical fire kind of smell. The home had a heat pump, so we shut it down as well as all of the electricity in the home.
When the homeowner returned promptly at 3:00pm, not only were we not gone, there were three fire trucks and the fire chief’s car parked in front—the entire property was surrounded by yellow tape.
Getting that deal to close was one of the best negotiating jobs I have ever done.
Everyone has a secret talent. What’s yours?
Most of my adult life, I have coached youth sports: baseball, basketball, and soccer. I have coached at Jesuit, Canby, and Westside Christian High Schools. I have also written a book, published this year: Coaching Champions for Life: Coaching the Whole Person, Not Just the Athlete.
Thanks, Adam! We will be spotlighting our other two survey winners in the coming weeks.
by Heather Andrews | Oct 12, 2012 | RMLS News, RMLSweb
RMLS™ will be rolling out several improvements to RMLSweb over the next week! Our developers have been working hard to improve the site for our subscribers—here are our latest tweaks.
Listing View Counts
As of next week, subscribers will be able to send their sellers a copy of their listing view count directly from RMLSweb. Currently, the system offers options to print the results or view them in PDF format. When clicking on “View Counts Report,” look for the new email option at the top right of the screen.
Another change: view counts for each listing will soon be available for the previous 60 days. The current view count range is 30 days.
Phone Number Modification
Starting later next week, RMLSweb will allow agents to set a primary phone number directly into RMLSweb, saving time and eliminating several steps for users. This phone number field will auto-populate into listings as the agent’s phone number.
To use this new feature, navigate to your user preferences (“Toolkit” in the menu bar, then “User Preferences” in the drop-down menu). A field now appears to enter the phone number that will appear in the agent roster online. Previously, users were required to navigate to our Internet Member Services (IMS) online payment system to change this information.
Green Certification and Home Energy Performance Rating Listings
As of this week, properties listed with a green certification or home energy performance rating will be required to upload a copy of the appropriate scoring documentation into Listing Load.
If green certification information is entered in the “Residence” tab or an energy score is entered into the “Amenities” supplement, the listing agent will be required to upload PDF documentation supporting the numbers, along with the date the property was evaluated.
If the property is listed without the required documentation, the listing agent will receive an email reminding them of the requirement. If the document(s) are still missing several days later, the agent will receive a second email and the RMLS™ Rules Department will follow up.
Green certification and home energy performance documentation will be retained with the listing indefinitely, unlike other PDFs which are deleted several months after the property is off the market.
If you have any questions regarding these changes, email Help Desk at helpdesk@rmls.com or call us at (503) 872-8002, or outside the Portland area at (877) 256-2169.
by Heather Andrews | Oct 12, 2012 | RMLS News, RMLSweb
Congratulations to Tim Sellers (Barb Sellers and Associates Realty—Fairview, Oregon), Tami Morin (Century21-The Neil Company Real Estate—Roseburg, Oregon), and Adam Sarancik (Meadows Group, Inc.—Tigard, Oregon) for winning a free quarter of RMLS™ subscriber dues! We offered a free quarter of RMLS™ subscriber dues to the 2000th respondent of our annual Subscriber Satisfaction Survey, and to two randomly selected participants.
We collected 2,101 responses this year, representing 20.3% of our membership.
Thanks to everybody who completed the survey! Results are shown to the RMLS™ Board of Directors and used to improve the products and services we provide to subscribers. Comments that need a response will be answered via phone or email. We will also be sharing some responses in the RMLS™ Weekly Report and on the blog in coming weeks—stay tuned!
