Flat-fee Multiple Listing Service (MLS) listing

Our fee:  $199

This service includes: 

Full-service broker representation of seller from contract to close of escrow

Our fee:  $3,400, payable only if escrow closes.

This is for FSBO sellers who have received offers from buyers who are represented by other licensed agents.  Our services include:

• the forms you'll need to complete the deal, including mandatory state and local disclosure forms.
• help with the negotiations until both parties agree on price, terms, and conditions.
• preparation of an escrow timeline
• phone calls to various parties to ensure that deadlines are being met and contingencies are being satisfied.
• help with disclosures.
• personal inspection of your property and preparation of the agent's disclosure form.
• arrangement of the pest inspection.
• review of all inspection and preliminary title reports.
• negotiation of any deficiencies found in the inspection reports.
• arrangement of closing meeting where you sign off on the papers.
• delivery to you of a file containing all relevant documents for your records.

Full-service broker representation of both parties from contract to close of escrow

Our fee:  $5,000, payable only if escrow closes.

This service is for FSBO sellers who have found unrepresented buyers who want to make offers.  You will not have to pay us a buyer's agent's commission.  Our fee includes all of the services listed in the previous section, plus these for the buyer:

• a comparative market analysis of the property, so you can determine what price to offer.
• the forms you'll need to make an offer, including the residential purchase agreement, addenda, and supporting documents.
• advice on how to fill out the offer form.
• delivery of the offer to the seller
• help with the negotiations until both parties agree on price, terms, and conditions.
• help with shopping for the best financing.
• arrangement, coordination, and supervision of inspections and appraisal.
• review of all disclosure, inspection, appraisal, and title reports.
• negotiation of any deficiencies found in the inspection reports.
• arrangement of closing meeting where you sign off on the papers.
• delivery to you of a file containing all relevant documents for your records.

Signs, photography, flyers, a web page, and other marketing services 

Our sister "for sale by owner" (FSBO) websites provide marketing services at reasonable prices:

Home Swap Representation 

Our fee:  2% of the appraised value of your property, payable only if escrow closes

This service includes finding you an acceptable trading partner, helping to negotiate a deal that's beneficial to both parties, and providing you with full-service broker representation.  If you wish to trade into a home that's actively on the market, our fee is just 1% of the full market value of your trading partner's property, to be paid out of the buyer's agent's commission.  If the buyer's agent's commission exceeds 1%, we'll credit the balance back to you at close of escrow.  Our fees are payable only if escrow closes successfully.  

Full-service broker representation, including marketing services

Our fee:  $6,000 for homes that sell for less than $1,000,0000; $7,500 for homes that sell for more.

Note that this fee doesn't include the buyer's agent's commission, which is usually 2.5% of the sales price.

Our services typically include:

• Advice about staging your home

• Help with disclosures.
• Personal inspection of your property and preparation of the agent's disclosure form.
• Arrangement of the pest inspection.
• Review of all inspection and preliminary title reports.
• A comparative market analysis to help you decide on a price.

• Professional photography

• Listing on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)

• An electronic lockbox for your front door

• Quality color flyers

• Broker tours

• Dissemination of flyers to brokers in the area

• Open houses

• Quality signage

• A web page devoted to your property (e.g., 123ElmStreet.com)

• Other web advertising

• Help with the negotiations until both parties agree on price, terms, and conditions.
• Preparation of an escrow timeline
• Phone calls to various parties to ensure that deadlines are being met and contingencies are being satisfied.
• Negotiation of any deficiencies found in the inspection reports.
• Arrangement of closing meeting where you sign off on the papers.
• Delivery to you of a file containing all relevant documents for your records.