Why are there strange characters in my Public or Private Remarks

Why are there strange characters in my Public or Private Remarks?

When you copy and paste your remarks from a word processing application (like MS Word), it will most likely show up in the public or private remarks section with unintended characters.

Example:
“NEWLY REMODELED with quality stylish finishes including new kitchen cabinets, new appliances, luxuryÃÂ vinyl flooring, and a new front door. The living/family room has a fireplace and a light-filled largeÃÂ window to the patio. A dining room with a new sliding door opens to the patio to enjoy the CaliforniaÃÂ outdoorÃÂ lifestyle. The attached 2 car garage provides abundantÃÂ storage and laundry. Easy commute access to Hwy. 280, Apple, Netflix, Intel and other high-techÃÂ companies. HOA amenitiesÃÂ include common area green space, pool & clubhouse.”

These are formatting artifacts.
To avoid seeing these unintended additional characters:
  1. Copy the text of your remarks from the word processing application.
  2. In the Public or Private Remarks section of your listing
    • Right click, and chose “Paste as plain text” from the menu.

To remove formatting artifacts that currently show in your listing:
  1. Either delete the existing remarks, and replace them using the above technique.
OR
  1. Copy the text of your remarks from the Public or Private Remarks section.
  2. Paste them into a text editor (like NotePad)
  3. Remove the unwanted artifacts.
  4. Copy the clean text.
  5. Paste it into the appropriate Remarks section.
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