SEERMKS
Recently, one of my clients voiced exasperation regarding abbreviations on the MLS. She wondered if I might change them so that others looking at her property online would not be as confused as she was. I explained that as much as I might like to do that for her, these abbreviations are mostly generated automatically by the system, and not under my control as a Realtor.
This got me to thinking… Those of us in “the business” get used to seeing these abbreviations, and though occasionally one comes up with which we are unfamiliar, we are acclimated to most of them. I am sure that many people searching for properties would benefit from a resource to assist in this regard. Until that time comes, I thought I’d offer a list of some of the more interesting ones. A few of these may only show up on Realtor-accessible information, but most can pop up for you when you’re searching and cause you to see stars… or question marks:
ACC-ACT According to Accountant
ACC-OWN According to Owner
ACT-SOL Active Solar Heat
ALY Alley
APOD Annual Property Operation Data
BI-DOVN Built-In Double Oven
BINLITE Built-In Lighting
CC&RS Conditions, Covenants & Restrictions
DEEDRES Deed Restrictions
ENG-RPT Engineering Structural Reports
EXTMANT Exterior Maintenance
FEASIBL Feasibility Study
FRM/FOR Farm/Forest
FRT-ELE Freight Elevator
GA+500’ Natural Gas over 500’ From Site
INVN Inventory Included
IRR-WAT Irrigation Water Available
I-STORG Inside Storage
JOINT-V Owner Would Consider Joint Venture
L Lower Level
LEGDESC Legal Description
LIM-ACC Limited Access
LSE-BAK Owner Occupied Will Lease Back
LSE-ESC Lease With Escalation
LSSECUR Leased Security System
M Main Level
MANTREC Maintenance Records Available
MINI-ST Mini Storage
MINRTRS Mineral Rights Reservations
MINSTEP Minimal Steps
MO HOA Dues Frequency Every Month
MRCHTIM Merchantable Timber
NATLITE Natural Lighting
NEGO Possession Negotiable
NONCONF Non-Conforming Use
NO-VALU Existing Structure of No Value
OPR-EXP Operating Expense Report
OWSECUR Owned Security System
PAS-SOL Passive Solar/Passive Solar Heat
PASTACC Past Accessibility
PDS Pressure Distribution System
PLB-ICE Plumbed For Ice
PW+500’ Power Over 500’ From Site
RDSPLIT Road Splits Property
REQFILL Requires Land Fill
ROD+1 Recording of Deed + 1 Day
ROLLSHR Roll in Shower
ROWCRP Row Crop
RPROTIM Reproduced Timber
SEERMKS See Remarks
SEPLVQT Apartment or Auxiliary Living Unit
SGI State GI Loan
SH-SEP Shared Septic
SOILRPT Soil Report Required
SPT-APP Septic Site Approved
SPT-CT Sport Court
SUB-INS Subject To Inspection
SUBJTEN Subject To Tenancy
SW+500’ Sewer Over 500’ From Site
SWR-AVL Sewer Available at Property Line
TAN-BDS Tanning Beds
TEST-AV Soil Test Available
TEST-RQ Soil Test Required
TIMB-CR Timber Cruise
U Upper Level
UG-UTIL Underground Utilities
W/D-HUP Washer/Dryer Hookup
WA+500’ Public Water Over 500’ From Site
WALKSHR Walk-In Shower
WD-DOOR Wide Door
WT-CERT Water Rights Certification
WT-RM Weight Room
WT-USEP Water Use Permit
XASTFAN Exhaust Fan
YR HOA Dues Frequency Every Year