Setting up a Real-Time MLS® Search
Why set-up an MLS® Real-Time Search?
Setting up a real-time MLS® search, typically done by a real estate agent, offers several advantages:
- Immediate Access to New Listings: Users get instant notifications about new properties that match their criteria, allowing them to act quickly in a competitive market.
- Personalized Searches: The search can be tailored to the buyer's specific preferences, such as location, price range, and property features, ensuring they see only relevant listings.
- Time Savings: Automated updates save buyers from having to manually search through listings, making the home-buying process more efficient.
- Competitive Edge: Early access to new listings can give buyers a head start over others who may not be aware of the properties yet.
- Stay Informed: Regular updates keep buyers informed about market trends and property availability, helping them make more informed decisions.
- Convenience: Setting up a real-time MLS® search simplifies the home buying process by consolidating all relevant listings in one place, accessible through e-mails or a dedicated app.
Overall, it enhances the buying experience by providing timely, customized, and convenient access to property listings.
Here's a quick 2-minute video on how to search for PEI real estate.
Here's a 17-minute episode from my Podcast.
Here is what I need to set up an MLS® search:
What exactly are you looking for, including:
- House, cottage, condos, land, businesses, apartments, or commercial property?
- Maximum price.
- Area(s); including north/south/west/east boundaries (community names, highways, streets, routes, shores).
- Amount of land in acres.
- Waterfront: Yes or No?
Please ensure you answer all of these questions. I need accurate responses to configure the search in our system correctly.
If you have more than one search criterion, please answer the above questions multiple times. Please e-mail this information to me at michael@michaelshomes.com, and I will set up a real-time search that provides you with the latest listings from all agents and brokers in PEI. You will receive all new listings before they become widely available. Rest assured, you will not be called or contacted unless you request it.
Handy Prince Edward Island Internet Resources:
Mapping Tools Warning!
Online resources and maps are generally accurate, but the data may not always be 100% precise. Before building on or clearing a lot, consult a surveyor to verify the property boundaries or conduct a survey.
Tip! All properties in Prince Edward Island have a PID number or "property identification number". It is a series of numbers in length of 3 to 8 characters followed by "-000". The "-000" is usually redundant but not always. You will see this PID Number on most MLS® cutsheets, it may appear on the deed, you can obtain it from your agent, and it is also located on the top right corner of all property tax bills.
📽️Prince Edward Island Real Estate PEI Provincial Map Utility Tutorial | The utility is here
📽️The Fastest PEI Property Mapping Utility | The utility is here
GeoLink (paid service): Most active agents use this tool daily. It provides property mapping with PID numbers, property tax information, and access to the "registry," which includes all filed documents related to the property, such as deeds, liens, mortgages, mortgage discharges, neighbor reports, and more.
📽️IRAC: Prince Edward Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission | IRAC Land tools | Main Page
PEI Agriculture: (great on mobile devices as well)
Other PEI Government Mapping and Miscellaneous resources (menu)
Other Online Tools and Resources
Island Trails: Island Trails is a volunteer-based organization that helps maintain a group of trails around Prince Edward Island.
Coastal Hazard Assessment (costal erosion reports)
Prince Edward Island Road Atlas
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries - Land Online: Press enter, and you are in. No password or username is required.
Building and Development Permit Status
Tourism PEI #ExplorePEI
Realtor.ca Smartphone App: If you have a smartphone, you may want to download the REALTOR.CA app. It will tell you what listings are available in the area. Be sure to select land, residential, or all listings.
Mortgage Tools
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Some Helpful Videos:
Do not use your phone as a GPS and the Rental Car Shortage
Automatic MLS searches and alerts Paragon
How to make an offer on a Prince Edward Island Property for sale
