Why pick us to list you on the MLS

 

     We're not the cheapest, but we think we offer the best value.  Here's what's included in our $199 flat-fee MLS listing package: 

  • We use an Exclusive Agency Listing Contract

This contract allows you to find a buyer on your own without paying a commission.

  • We promise to forward buyer inquiries to you

The Realtor Associations who manage the various MLSs usually won’t allow sellers’ names and phone numbers to be displayed on Realtor.com or other public websites. Buyers are only allowed to see the flat-fee broker’s contact information. Some flat-fee brokers take advantage of this--when they get inquiries, their goal is to capture the buyer’s agent’s commission for themselves. We give your phone number to all buyers who call about your property (unless you instruct us otherwise). This gives the buyer the option of buying your home without a buyer’s agent if they wish.

  • We'll get you lots of exposure

After putting your home on the MLS, we'll also put it on Realtor.com, Zillow.com, Google Base, Yahoo! Real Estate, Oodle, Trulia Real Estate Search, CyberHomes, and AOL Real Estate.  We'll also put you on secondary MLS websites like (depending on where your home is located) GreatHomes.org, MLSListings.com, MetrolistMLS.com, and EBRDI.com.

  • We'll put you on the proper MLS

We'll put on the appropriate MLS for your county or region.  If an MLS broker puts you on an out-of-area MLS, you’ll get very few responses from local buyers’ agents.

  • We'll let you rent a SUPRA electronic lockbox

Licensed agents have special keys that allow them to open these lockboxes to get keys to homes that are on the market.  If you like, we'll rent one to you for six months for $70.  Many flat-fee brokers don’t carry these lockboxes. If you list with them, you may not be able to rent an electronic lockbox, since MLS rules often dictate that you can only rent a lockbox from the broker who lists your property.

  • We'll let you make changes to your listing

Many flat-fee brokers charge a fee for each change.  We'll let you make unlimited changes to your price or to the status of the listing (say from active to pending).  You may also request up to five changes to the listing's photos, description, or features without paying a fee. After that, we charge $10 per change.

  • We'll showcase your Realtor.com listings

This upgrade allows us to post multiple photos and a longer text description of your home, plus announce open houses

  • We offer advice

Some flat-fee MLS brokers never talk to their clients. Instead, they have their clients fill out an online form, and then use that information to build the MLS listing.  We start our listings by accessing tax records, then we call and interview you about the property. This gives us an opportunity to warn you if, say, your estimate of the square footage is off or you’re making a risky claim about your home that could lead to future litigation (e.g., “quiet, crime-free neighborhood”).

  • We'll respond quickly

Once you fax the documents back to us, we can usually get you up on the MLS within 24 hours. 

 

 

 

 

 

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