Whether you’re looking to sell or buy a home, you will no doubt encounter the multiple listing service, or MLS. The site and service are, in many ways, the very lifeblood of the real estate business.

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Ashley Harwood began her real estate career in 2013 and built a six-figure business as a solo agent before launching Move Over Extroverts, her coaching company for introverted agents, in 2018. She is ...