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How to Connect Your MLS to Rescover

A walkthrough of the MLS connection process — from requesting access to signing the data agreement to going live.

Rescover pulls from your local MLS to power MLS Search, comparable sales, rental comps, and the data behind Analysis Engine and Property Suite. The MLS feed is included with Investment Gateway. Connecting your MLS is a one-time setup — but it requires a few signatures and a coordination handoff between your MLS, you, and Rescover.

What you'll need before you start

  • An active MLS membership in good standing.
  • The name of your MLS (e.g., NOMAR, Trend MLS, Bright MLS, Stellar MLS).
  • Your MLS member ID and the email address registered with the MLS.
  • Authority to sign a data-license or vendor agreement on behalf of your brokerage. If you're not the broker of record, your broker will need to sign — Rescover can route the agreement to them.

How the connection process works

  1. Sign up for Investment Gateway. The IDX feed is included.
  2. Once you're signed up, Rescover's support team emails you an MLS access form. Fill it out with your MLS name, member ID, and the email registered with the MLS. If you're not sure your MLS is supported, fill out the form anyway — we'll let you know whether it's already onboarded or whether we need to coordinate with a new MLS on your behalf.
  3. Rescover sends the data-license agreement (sometimes called a Vendor Data Access Agreement, IDX agreement, or DAA) to the email you provided. Sign it and your MLS will receive the request from Rescover.
  4. Your MLS reviews the request. Approval timelines vary — most MLSs respond in 3–10 business days; a few take longer.

Tracking the status

Open a support ticket from your Help menu if you'd like a status check. The MLS-onboarding team can tell you whether the request is waiting on you (a missing signature), waiting on the MLS, or already approved and pending feed activation on our side.

After approval

Once your MLS approves the request, Rescover wires up the data feed within 1–2 business days. You'll receive an email when MLS Search and comps go live in your account. From that point on, every MLS-powered tool — MLS Search, Property Suite comps, Analysis Engine rental analysis — pulls data from your local MLS automatically.

Renewing your MLS agreement

Most MLS data agreements renew annually. Rescover will email you 30 days before expiration with the renewal paperwork. Sign it on time and your data feed continues without interruption. If you miss the renewal window, your MLS Search and comps go dormant until the new agreement is in place.

Common issues

  • "My MLS says they have no record of the request." The agreement was sent but not signed, or the broker on file has changed. Open a support ticket and we'll re-route.
  • "I signed the agreement but nothing has happened in two weeks." Your MLS may be backlogged. We can ping them on your behalf — open a support ticket with the date you signed and your MLS member ID.
  • "My properties aren't showing up after MLS connection went live." Confirm your default search area covers the listing locations (see Territory and Default Search Area). If properties are still missing, open a support ticket with one or two property addresses we can check on the back end.

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