Linda's Line - Oct '08

The “Down and Dirty” Short-list to Using Realist!

1. Start with a Subject Property - Starting from a subject property detail sheet will give you more options for finding all the information you need whether its comps or just tax research on a particular street, subdivision, or area. You can identify the area you are interested in or find out what is near, on the Realist Map or the Assessor Map. You can also get a profile of the neighborhood from the property detail screen as well as print or email the tax records for the subject property.


2. A comparable properties list will also enable you to view the comps or solds (if you choose to) on a map as well as in a list.

3. Subscribe to the KISS (keep-it-simple-stupid!) or “Less is More” principles when searching for a subject property. If you don’t know for sure if it is Drive or Dr or dr or DR in the county records, LEAVE IT OUT OF THE SEARCH PARAMETERS! And by the way, there are eight different ways to search for a property in Realist!


4. Lis Pendens and Foreclosures are ‘flagged’ and clicking on the red link will bring up the property detail of the foreclosure information including attorney name, case numbers, etc.

5. Labels and downloads (excel, ascii) can be created from any list that has the export button showing. Note that you can also sort the list to make it easier to choose which properties to select for your export.

And last but not least! DON’T FORGET THE BREAD CRUMBS, GRETEL!

6. At the top of the screens you will see a list of where you have been, ending in where you are. You can go back to any previous screen by clicking on the appropriate link in this list known as Bread Crumbs!

So there you have it, folks! The six things you need to know in the Down and Dirty Short-list to Realist!