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	What is certified MLS? Certified MLS (CMLS) is an Electronic Multiple Listing Search Engine for homes available for sale, particularly the certified homes and the homes that can be certified quickly. The use of the CMLS sea... What is an ABCertified Home? ABCertified home is a pre–owned home for sale that has been pre–certified by the American Bureau of Certification. The certification process is akin to a brand new home that comes with a Home Owners W... Who is American Bureau of Certification? American Bureau of Certification is a public service, consumer–centric entity that formulates uniform protocols for pre–owned cars, pre–owned boats, pre–owned homes and many other pre–owned valuables. Who is COPCHI? COPCHI is an acronym for Cooperative of Professional Certifying Home Inspectors, a body of state licensed or accredited (if that state does not license) home inspectors in North–America. They are the ... What is a Home Owners Warranty (HOW)? HOW is an acronym for "Home Owners Warranty". Most states in USA require that the new homes be warranted for a period of time, usually for 10 years. There are several warranty companies in t... Why do I have to register at the CMLS website? Your registration at this site would allow you to navigate unrestricted on our site, much more than a visitor who is not a member, would be able to access the information. For instance you could save ... What is a traditional home inspection process? In a traditional home purchase scenario, the seller and buyer contract to transfer property, subject to home inspection contingency. Buyer hires a home inspector who inspects a home and gives the buye... What is the ABCertification process? ABCertification process is a premium certification of the pre–owned homes just like the standards used for new homes. The protocols are provided by unbiased American Bureau of Certification. The ABCer... What differentiates ABCertification from other home inspection? In a typical home inspection scenario, the buyer hires the home inspector after placing a bid on the home and pays for it. Then buyer re–negotiates the price with the seller, based on the defects foun... What are the benefits of ABCertified Home, to the Buyers? The buyer gets to see all issues before the buyer visits the home and or places any offer to buy. There is no wasted time, no home inspection fees to pay and the buyer does it, all from their computer... What are the benefits of the ABCertified Home, to the Sellers? The seller gets to see the potential issues that sellers would be encountering at the time of post contract home inspection; however before they contract for sale. It saves time lost in renegotiations... What are the benefits of ABCertified Home, to the Realtors? The Realtors fetch the listings from home owners, when the advantages of selling certified homes quicker and for more money, are explained, over other plain vanilla listing agent. The Realtors have no... What are the benefits of CMLS to the Realtors? Realtors / Owners list their homes for free. The listings uploaded by realtors contain entire information of the listing agents so the potential buyers can contact the listing agents directly. If need... Can any one list their homes for sale in CMLS search engine? Yes any listing Realtor or the owner can list their home for sale for free in the CMLS data base, provided it has been pre–certified or they agree to certify it quickly when a prospective buyer reques... Can an agent represent ABCertified Home as "Sales Center"? Currently this opportunity is available to established and licensed brokers only. Realtor agents can work through their brokers. To apply for a protected territory to represent Certified Home, Apply h... What if the home I want to buy, has not been ABCertified yet? You can request us, to see if the certification report on any home for sale that has not been certified as yet, can be made available to you. In most cases the seller would do so, because they have al... What is the seller's guarantee to sell the ABCertified Home? In some areas, the Certification agencies are so sure of the process, that they offer a "No Sale - No fees" guarantees if the home did not sell within a specified time. What are the marketing benefits of the ABCertified home? CMLS will project your home as a premium property and it will be included in our show case until sold. CMLS can provide you a single property web site of your home only that can be sent to any one to ... What are the SEO standards for the listings? Our data is produced in SEO friendly XHTML format and is populated / exported to World Wide Web for real time search. Any data that you do not want the robots to collect, such as email addresses can a... Can I advertise an uncertified home in "CMLS Home Show Case"? Yes, the cost is $ 9.95 per month. If you do certify it, at later date, we shall give you full credit for one month's advertising fees. What channels are available for marketing ABCertified homes? There are several other channels such as single property websites, videos etc being created by third party vendors for YOUTUBE etc. Who are the traditional Home Inspectors? Traditional Home Inspectors are state licensed or accredited (where states do not have any licensing yet) inspectors who inspect homes for buyer; and their loyalties are to the party hiring them. Home... Who are the ABCertifying Home Inspectors? American Bureau of Certification has an approved list of the Certification inspectors. Certification inspectors are third party unbiased, state licensed or accredited inspectors, who have met minimum ... Are the ABCertification inspectors neutral and unbiased? Yes, all ABCertifying inspectors are sworn to neutrality. The inspectors are party-neutral and responsible to both parties. In a typical home inspection for the buyer's or the seller's the home inspec... Do I have to use an ABCertifying inspector from COPCHI only? No. You can use any ABC certification inspector, who is duly licensed by American Bureau of Certification. Currently we have agreement with COPCHI members, who have the most members. Other members are... Can I have a Home Inspector recheck an ABCertified Home? It is perfectly alright for you to bring your own state licensed or accredited (if that state does not license) home inspector to recheck an ABC Home certified report. The certification company warran... Can any inspector certify an ABCHome? No, only the home inspectors, duly authorized by the American Bureau of Certification can do so. To qualify, please contact - www.Copchi.org or www.AmericanBureauOfCertification.Org. What are the inspections standards of ABCertification? Inspection standards contain major systems and are grouped in categories such as grounds and decks, garages and out buildings, foundations, structures, roofs, exterior cladding, windows and doors, Int... Who sees the ABCertification Inspection report? Any prospective buyer can see the Certification Inspection report, subject to permission granted by the seller. Can a home be ABCertified that is already under contract? This program is primarily designed for the seller / buyer who wants to negotiate based on the report. After the contract, the seller may not have any incentive to pay for the certification. If the sel... What is a major visual defect? A major visual defect is any issue that immobilizes the operation of any ABC covered component and or the system of the home and its cost to repair shall exceed $ 999.99, now or within 90 days of the ... How defect, if any, found by ABCertification inspector, is handled? Certification inspector provides a list of all major visual defects / issues to the seller, so these can be addressed and the home be re-inspected after remediation. The seller may or may not address ... Is ABCertification better than Sellers Disclosure / Inspection? States do not regulate Sellers disclosure process and these documents are generally not enforceable. Seller's inspection is for the benefit of the seller and has no warranty for the buyer. Certificati... What is buyer's obligation requesting for a report? For a home that has already been certified, a qualified buyer gets to see it for free and without any escrow, with the permission of the seller. For a home that has not yet been certified, the buyer h... What if a buyer places frivolous request for ABCertification? We wish that it does not happen. CMLS is a trading platform for serious people. To reduce frivolous requests for certifications, the buyer has to put up $ 49.95 in as escrow account to have your prope... What is the cost of listing a property at CMLS? It is Free, zero, nada, zilch, provided you agree to certify it when a buyer has an interest in it. Click here to list a home. What is the cost of listing an Open House at CMLS? Nothing, it is free, provided the seller agrees to certify the home should a prospective buyer request for it. Click here to list a home for Open house. What if buyer contacts seller directly to transact without CMLS? CMLS provides this service free to any user just like any search engine like Google etc. We are happy to bring you the most comprehensive details of homes on the market for sale. What is the cost of ABCertification? Certification costs vary by region, and are based on several factors like the size of the home, type, age etc. Each certification agency is locally owned and operated, yet is priced competitively. Cer... Why should a Seller pay for the ABCertification of the home? Studies have shown that sellers save thousands of dollars because: 1. More than 23% of the homes do not close because of the home inspection issues. Certification eliminates home inspection issues af... Can any one pay for ABCertification to receive its benefits? Yes, other interested parties, such as a Realtor or a buyer may pay for certification report provided home owner agrees to it. Can the seller's ABCertification fee be financed? Some third party finance companies are looking into it. More details on it shall be available soon. Is ABCertified Home available through the Web service only? Currently we are in the process of enlisting Realtors (Brokers) in North America who will display Certified Homes to the public. In the meantime, please do enjoy services through the web service. Does CMLS have any exclusivity to display ABC Certified Homes? No. CMLS is a restricted use licensee of ABC and does not have exclusive rights to display ABCertified homes. What needs are fulfilled by CMLS in the market place? There is no other utility like CMLS. It is a single destination for buyers and sellers to transact directly and in the fastest possible time. Certification solves the problems typically associated wit... Can CMLS accept bulk listings or white label certifications? Currently CMLS is negotiating such lines. More details shall be available soon. CMLS will consider all such requests. What is the CMLS platform? CMLS operates on LAMP; which is also the platform for some of the largest portals like FACEBOOK, WIKIPEDIA etc. It is highly scalable platform on secure cloud which aggregates real time information. T... What is the CMLS roadmap for future? CMLS intends to be the premier starting point for real estate of the future. In 2011, more than 80% of the real estate buying process began at the internet. CMLS promises to be at the cutting edge of ... What is the Business Model of CMLS? CMLS business model is a clone between search engine and services fulfillment portal. Search engine utility is free and the services fulfillment functions are revenue producing. The user could simply ... How does CMLS monetize its services? Most revenue is derived from the certification leads (about $ 49.99 per lead). Over a million homes are sold in North America per year and over 70% of the home sold, are inspected. We expect a good po... What is CMLSs technical edge? CMLS intends to be the premier starting point for real estate of the future. In 2011, more than 80% of the real estate buying process began at the internet. CMLS promises to be at the cutting edge of ...

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What is an ABCertified Home? 16

How does CMLS monetize its services? 16

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