CRIS MLS New Member Orientation

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CRIS MLSNew Member Orientation
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CRIS Orientation Quiz

• Upon viewing this entire presentation
• Access and complete the quiz at the end
• Print and sign the completed quiz
• Fax completed quiz to Sherry Waplesat
  330-434-4641

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CRIS Overview
Welcome to the CRIS New Member Orientation!Im
Jeff Hudson, CRIS Technical Coordinator. We will
cover CRIS the Company CRIS Rules
Regulations and the CRIS MLS System.

• CRIS the Company
• CRIS Rules Regulations
• CRIS MLS System

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CRIS the Company

• Centralized Real Estate Information Services
• Organization providing Multiple Listing Service
  to these seven real estate Boards
• Akron Tuscarawas
• Coshocton Warren
• Portage Youngstown Columbiana
• Stark
• Providing MLS info from 10 Ohio counties
• Membership of over 6000 Brokers (Members) and
  Agents (Member Users)

Your Broker is technically the Memberwhile
you are a Member User.
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CRIS the Company
Call Heather if you have trouble logging in to
yourRapattoni MLS account or if you forget your
password.Call Jackie to report any rules
infractionsthat you may encounter.Call Jeff
with questions or problems with using the
Rapattoni / CRIS MLS system.

• Day-to-day operations managed by CASCRIS
  Administrative Services (CAS)
• 888-434-0657 or 330-376-0015
• Membership Coordinator (call if login/password
  trouble) Heather Schupe, ext 134
• CRIS Rules Regulations Coordinator (call to
  report rules infraction) Jackie Hineline, ext
  121
• Technical Coordinator (call if Rapattoni
  Support problems) Jeff Hudson, ext 135

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CRIS the Company

• MEMBERSHIP DUES
• Your Broker is billed semiannually (February and
  August)
• Your Broker then bills you, the Agent
• Note Your CRIS dues are separate from your
  Association dues

Remember CRIS is your Multiple List
ServiceAABOR is your local REALTOR Association
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CRIS Rules Regulations

• MEMBER RESPONSIBILTIES
• As a CRIS Member User
• you are responsible for becoming familiar with
  all CRIS Rules Regulations

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CRIS Rules Regulations

• A complete set of CRIS Rules Regulations are
  found inside yournew member packet and
  yourMember Directory
• They are also located on-line at
• crismls.com

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CRIS MLS System

• Rapattoni MLS --System Requirements
• Computer running Windows XP or Vista operating
  system
• Working knowledge of PC and Windows
• Internet Access Cable or DSL Broadband strongly
  recommended
• MS Internet Explorer 6.0 required

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Rapattoni MLS
NOTE Rapattoni MLS will not function properly
in browsers such as Mozilla Firefox.

• Is a web based system, no software needs to be
  installed
• The URL (web address) for the login page is
  crismls.rapmls.com
  (Note
  NO preceding www.)
• Designed to view and work best in IE 6.0

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Rapattoni MLSfor Internet Capable Cell Phoneor
PDA

• The URL for the CRIS MLSmobile login page
  is crismls.rapmls.com/pda
• This site is also accessiblewith your PC

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Rapattoni MLS

• Your first time login to CRIS MLS will be
  withyour State License Number (File Number) as
  both your ID and Password
• Newer Agents with 10 digit file numbers Your
  password will be the first 8 digits of yourfile
  number Example ID 2004987654 PW
  20049876

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Rapattoni MLS

• You will be prompted to change your Password
• You may use up to 8 AlphaNumeric
  characters(letters numbers)
• NOTE your password is cASe SEnsiTiVe

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Rapattoni MLS

• HELP for MLS questions?
• Rapattoni MLS Support 1-866-730-7114They will
  ask for yourCRIS Support ID 3657
• Hours M-F 900 am to 800 pm
• Sat 930 am to 630 pm
• After hours, leave voicemail for on-call tech.

Remember this!
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Realist.com
With your CRIS MLS account,you will have an
account with Realist.com,a third-party Public
Record Aggregate.

• Search Public Records for 10 Counties
• Accessible only via Rapattoni MLS login

• Problems with tax search?
• Call Jeff Hudson, CRIS Technical Coordinator
• 888-434-0657 or 330-376-0015

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Realist.com
Your Realist.com account is only accessible
after you log in to Rapattoni MLSand click Tax
on the menu bar. The Realist.com site opens in a
new window.

• Search Public Records for 10 Counties
• Accessible only via Rapattoni MLS login

• Problems with tax search?
• Call Jeff Hudson, CRIS Technical Coordinator
• 888-434-0657 or 330-376-0015

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Realist.com
Realist.com gets its public record info from
the County Auditors.

• Search Public Records for 10 Counties
• Accessible only via Rapattoni MLS login

• Problems with tax search?
• Call Jeff Hudson, CRIS Technical Coordinator
• 888-434-0657 or 330-376-0015

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crismls.com

• CRIS Member Information site
• CRIS Web site
• Direct links to County Auditor websites
• CRIS Member Newsletter
• Education Schedules, Sources
• Forms
• Resource Links

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