You may have seen the great Connecticut Association of REALTORS® feature in their Hotsheet called “Game On.” We like it so much that we’ve decided to play our own version of the game right here at CTMLS. When you’re listing Connecticut real estate there are certain things that can be confusing and one of them is bathrooms.
How do you list the number of bathrooms in a property?
If your listing has 2 full and 1 half baths, you would enter ? for total number of baths:
A) 2.1
B) 2.5
If you selected B you are incorrect. This would mean that that the home has 5 half baths.
One of the most common mistakes agents make in the MLS is how “a” half bath is represented. In the NON MLS world, .5 may mean a half but in the MLS it means 5. So for every half bath, you’ll want to go up to the next number after the decimal point.
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Thanks. This was helpful in helping me understand why we post it the way we do.
@John glad we could help!!
Oh, thank you, thank you.
I preach about this constantly, i am waiting for some buyer to come along after the closing and ask the agent to install 5 half baths!
@Jeanne, please pass it along to anyone who you think could use it.
I applaud you for writing these short blogs! I can’t tell you how many times new agents and some not so new agents ask these questions!!!
@Maria glad they are of some help to you
I’m used to it now, but I can’t resist noting that the designer might have anticipated this problem and avoided it by using a comma, hyphen, slash or almost ANYTHING other than a period!
I also note that we frequently use (misuse) the period in room dimensions, using 12.8 for 12″ 8″. Can you spell confusion?
@Wayne thanks for your comment. It can get confusing. Glad you’re used to it now.