I'll caveat my comments with I have never sold a house in TV, so wanted to be up front about that.
-TV are salespeople, where MLS are realtors. Realtors are licensed and are required to adhere to rules and regulations surrounding their actions.
-Unless disclosed and you agree, a realtor can only represent you (the seller). A TV salesperson does not have those same requirements.
-As others have mentioned, the TV are salespeople employed by the TV, so their primary focus is selling new homes.
-With the MLS, you have 100% of the control in selling your home. You can decide the price point (using their guidance of course), what to fix or not, etc. It doesn't sound like one has the same freedom when using a TV salesperson.
Personally, I love the website Redfin.com for looking at houses. One of the best features is the "X-out" on the upper right that lets you remove that house from consideration. I can either "heart" a house I like or X-out ones I don't. I really streamlines the process, where on TV website one has to wade through all the listings and hope one notices when a new house is available.
Best of luck to you!
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