Do any of you have a gas stove? (Fort Pierce: real estate, condo)

[_Sean_]

Well having the capabilities to search the MLS there you should come up with more than I can given my limited resources; although the sites I'm searching are usually only 72 hours behind any updates on the MLS; of course that's also given the agent is "on the ball" as for marketing the property best for their client. That said we've pretty much limited our search to homes with pools so that would support your research coinciding As for any mistakes on the listings [not that those mistakes negate my findings or are reflective of my abilities]: those mistakes fall on the agents who are listing and given misleading information being entered into the MLS that raises a red flag about that individual as well as their broker and/or brokerage company. I do find it odd that someone would be so lacking that they would make mistakes like that which could have legal ramifications. Of course one more possibility could be on par with See's explanation as for homes being plumbed for gas as well as electric and people, for some strange reason, choosing electric stoves; although See also suggested that electric is cheaper which could be the case out there although it's certainly not the case here in Austin.

[FlaLadyB]

Mistakes are made.. it happens .. I see them all the time.

Realtor.com is always behind, especially if a house is under contract already. All of them only report what is put in the mls.. no more It's a computer world with human error

there is also a disclosure for those errors

[_Sean_]

True. Though I've doubts as to all "mistakes" being such given some of the results from searches we've done specifying "pool" and then agents having put pool in the listing and there not being a pool and they make a note as to there being room to install a pool. So while they accomplished their listing coming up in a search, they never gave one thought as to their name (as well as brokers name) being saved as someone not to be trusted as.

[FlaLadyB]

I dont like them doing it either when I find one like that, I report them. If they are in Regioinal MLS... they will get notified to change it. I see the same thing for condos-- they dont have a individual pool, they have a community pool. Big difference. They are doing it for marketing. Room for a pool, is not a pool. I don't disagree, but it hasn't stopped them from doing it.

[STLUCIELADY]

Sadly some of the other MLS systems that send info to Regional MLS are not quite compatible. For some reason when Martin County MLS transfers over to Regional it will have the "room for a pool" checked but then when that transfers to Realtor.com it gets all mashed up and wrong. Some of the independent MLSs are not as techy as Regional. Also since there is no conformity through any of the hundreds of MLS systems in the country, Realtor.com or any of the other search sites can not possibly translate all that info properly. It's not always the agent that has incorrectly entered the info, some blank fields (not required) default to whatever is customary throughout the country.
I can add Lake Charles and The Vineyards to the list of developments that offer gas although most prefer electric stoves anyway. I know I do and I cook all the time. I grew up with gas and I've never really felt comfortable with an open flame. Couldn't wait to get electric when I bought my first house. I guess everyone has their own comfort level and preferences. Good luck!

[Rabflmom]

When I first moved to Florida we had a gas stove and water heater in the house we rented. It had a tank outside the house and a truck came out and filled the tank on a regular basis. The thing that was scary was when the hurricanes came. You had to make sure the gas was turned off to the house and we worried the winds would rip off the tank and tthe house would catch fire. So we have been electric only since then. Though once the hurricane was done we could turn the gas back on and cook inside while the neighbors electric stoves were pretty much useless for a week.

They put natural gas through town, but the pipes seem to be mostly above ground here. To me gas is scary down here and electric is just easier and safer. LOL Propably false security but what can I say? .

[pslhomie]

More people have been killed by natural gas explosions in homes than all of the Atomic bombs dropped on Japan. Hundreds of homes world wide are leveled every year by gas leaks. In some cases whole blocks.

That being said when a hurricane comes through and you have no power for an extended period gas will be your friend. We used it to heat water and poured it through our electric coffee maker to make coffee in the morning. We had hot meals every night. When you get comfortable using gas it is hard to go back to elecric because it does not cook the same. The biggest pro I can find though is that at least electric ovens are more accurate on the temperature. We have to set ours 25 degrees higher than the recepie calls for.

[sware2cod]

If gas cooking in important, you can always get a propane(LP) tank installed either next to the home or in the yard. they are usually under $20/yr to lease or under $250 to buy. Check yellow pages for LP gas suppliers in your area.

Then buy a gas stove or cooktop that allows use of either natural gas or propane(most are like this). Then have the LP gas supplier install and hook up the stove or cooktop and submit any needed county or city permits for the LP installation and inspection. The tanks are pretty small and you can hide them with shrubs.

[TP99C5]

Originally Posted by sware2cod

If gas cooking in important, you can always get a propane(LP) tank installed either next to the home or in the yard. they are usually under $20/yr to lease or under $250 to buy. Check yellow pages for LP gas suppliers in your area.

Then buy a gas stove or cooktop that allows use of either natural gas or propane(most are like this). Then have the LP gas supplier install and hook up the stove or cooktop and submit any needed county or city permits for the LP installation and inspection. The tanks are pretty small and you can hide them with shrubs.

We have a 250 gallon propane tank in the ground at our house in River Place. Stove and hot water heater. This was installed when the house was under construction. It was a option for the home owner to buy or not!

[JMC49]

Originally Posted by FlaLadyB

Mistakes are made.. it happens .. I see them all the time.

Realtor.com is always behind, especially if a house is under contract already. All of them only report what is put in the mls.. no more It's a computer world with human error

there is also a disclosure for those errors

They only report what is in the MLS and the agents are responsible for updating that info and many are lazy.