AboutDiann Tonnesen Expertise I am a 22 year resident of Las Vegas and Henderson and I can answer any questions having to do with buying or selling real estate in the Las Vegas Valley. I am a professional Realtor with Century 21 and I have raised my children here, so I am particularly good at advising families about schools and neighborhoods. I just love Las Vegas and I want everyone to know Las Vegas is more than just casinos - it`s a fabulous place to live and work! The community is filled with loads of cultural activities, parks and friendly people and our weather is wonderful year round.
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Are there "realor secrets" for searching the MLS - or accessing listings not otherwise publicly available?
Thanks
Answer Hi Bubba,
As you are not a Realtor, you would not have access to the full MLS listings which contain confidential information. Depending on what state or area you are in, you might have a public access version of the MLS available online which would probably contain all the listings that are available. There would be limited details about those listings, and usually the public access versions are a few days to a week behind. (Realtor.com is a good example of this.)
The public access MLS sites also have limited search capabilities. (For example, if you need RV parking or a bedroom of certain dimensions you would not be able to search like that through public access sites.) For more specialized searches and to get truly up to date information, you would need to contact a local Realtor who could send you listings as soon as they come on the market or could set up specific search parameters for you.
There are no "secret" listings in the MLS. Properties are either for sale through the MLS or they or not. Sometimes agents may know of a seller who does not want to list, but is willing to sell if someone brings them the right offer. But that happens rarely and is a word of mouth type thing that is not posted anywhere.
