Today’s episode is about saving you time. The history behind listing profile sheets goes way back to the Tempo days. Do you remember back then? June of 2008 I believe. Agents would ask if there was a way to automate the profile sheets from ZipForm so that they would automagically insert the information into the Tempo listing fields. Great idea, it would save agents the time of having to enter the listing information twice, once into ZipForm and then once again into Tempo. But Zipform and Tempo were never able to communicate that way. Fast forward to flexmls.
The question came up again, “Can the Zipform profile sheets communicate with the flexmls listing fields?” Again the answer of – Nope. But wait! They may not need to communicate with each other. Unlike Tempo, where beginning a listing and saving it as ‘Incomplete’ would start your Days on Market, saving an ‘Incomplete’ listing in flexmls does not start your Days on Market. And if you print your incomplete listing profile sheets from flexmls there are spots for your owner’s initials. So what does this all mean?
You no longer have to double enter information into the listing profile sheets in ZipForm and then into flexmls – just use flexmls.
I found an agent that normally uses the profile sheets in ZipForm and I started talking to her about using the profile sheets from flexmls instead. She had some valid concerns. First, she wanted to make sure it wasn’t against the ARMLS rules to start a listing in the system before she officially had the listing. (It’s not.) Then she wanted to make sure that there was a signature line on the profile sheets from flexmls so her owners could sign-off on them. (There is.) And finally she wanted to make sure the flexmls listing options are on the flexmls profile sheets so she can print them out and take them with her to the potential listing. (They are.)
Here is the 12 step time saving program:
1. Start to Add listing
2. Insert all the information you know about the listing before listing appointment
3. “Save Incomplete”
4. Choose the “Print” option
5. Click the “Print Input Form” link
6. Click File then Print
7. Go see seller
8. Get the listing
9. Active the listing in flexmls
10. Sell listing
11. Cash check
12. Pay bills
Happy Flexmls Feature Friday!
Thank you! Thank you! What a great time saving idea on how to input listings with less paperwork. I appreciate your research and helping us all be more effective with our time.
You’re welcome – glad you like it!
Thank you! Thank you! What a great time saving idea on how to input listings with less paperwork. I appreciate your research and helping us all be more effective with our time.
Thanks for the great tip! I have been using this time saving shortcut for the past several months and never thought to have it posted.
There is one other ‘techie’ step that can be a time saver. You can use one of the several software programs available online for free that allows you to print to a .pdf file instead to your paper printer. Then you can compose an email attach the file and send it to your seller client. They can download the file, print it out and fax it back to you.
Good luck!
Brilliant! http://www.cutepdf.com has a free pdf writer that’ll be able to do what you’re talking about.
Thanks for the valuable addition. I like it.
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This is great, once you formally list there is no way to go back and Print Input Form.
Am I missing something? Help!
Hi Ken,
For active listings go the edit listing page, then click Full Listing Report. From there you should see a link in the upper right for the profile sheet.
Phil