Thank you Alexis for asking for more information about the Search Floor Plan feature in flexmls – ask and you shall receive!
Did you know subscribers of ARMLS have access to over 32,000 builder floor plans for greater Phoenix homes? Sure enough. I got a chance to speak with Fred Newman from Ultimate Information Systems about his site that is linked from the flexmls search menu.
He shared some thoughtful insight on how ARMLS subscribers can best use the Search Floor Plan feature.
First and foremost, you need to learn how to find the property you’re looking for. Using the wildcard (%) symbol is extremely helpful. To see examples of how it’s used follow the Help link. When I did my first search I was looking for a DR Horton home – so I typed DR Horton into the ‘Builder Search String’ field. Zero results. I switched the type to %horton and got results (40 max). Listed in the results field I found the DR should have had periods after the D and the R (D.R. Horton). Again, the wildcard symbol is your friend.
Other tips you need to know are that some agents refer to the Mkt name as subdivision and the Plan name/number as the model name/number. So if I’m looking for the Jerome model in the Desert Peak subdivision – I’d type Desert Peak into the Mkt name field and Jerome into the Plan name field.
So you’ve found the property you’re looking for – now what. Click on either the picture of the plan or the Display Floorplans link. This should open the picture of the floor plan.
Right click on the picture and save the image as a file on your computer. You’ll now have access to use it as you would any other picture of the property. Fred suggests adding it to the listing photos in the flexmls® Web system.
Happy Flexmls Feature Friday!
THANK YOU!! This is so helpful. I spent so much time trying to get it to work. You ARE the man!!
Thank you! I have already used it for a client.