The ECAR MLS uses the Google Map system to display or locate a property on a map. This map system has a zoom feature that will allow you to zoom out far enough to see the entire county or the entire southwest US. It will also zoom in enough to see parcel lines.
If you would like to make sure the house marker is in the right location, you can zoom in to get it exactly right. This is useful not only to make sure the map location is right, but it also helps those agents or appraisers who need to find properties within a certain distance from another location. If your map location is not correct, your listing will not appear on the right reports, or it will appear on the wrong reports.
To fine tune the map location on your listing, go to Maintenance, enter the MLS number, and click Adjust Map Location. You can also go into your inventory, find the listing, and click the “map it” link at the end of the address.
Please see tip # 33 if you don’t see the house marker when you go into Adjust Map Location.
Find the Zoom option on the left side of the map.
As you click the Plus symbol, the map will show more and more details of the area.
NOTE: Be sure to always keep the house marker within view while adjusting the zoom. If you need to change the location of the house marker, it must be within the view of the map to be moved.
A saved location may look accurate from a distance, but once the view is zoomed in, it could be blocks away from the actual location. By zooming in, you can be sure the location is as accurate as possible.
If you have any questions about adjusting the map location of your listings, or anything else in the MLS, please call 850-244-2411, or email susan@ecaor.com.
