The Top Five MLS Services for Selling Your Home
Here are the five best MLS listing services you choose from to list your home for sale by owner:
TotallyFreeMLS.com: You can list your home for free by using TotallyFreeMLS.com. With this service you can get your home listed on your local multiple listing service. Realtors have access to the multiple listing service system so your home will be viewed by thousands of potential buyers and their real estate agents. You can visit TotallyFreeMLS.com at http://www.totallyfreemls.com.
MLS My Home: This service is a flat fee MLS listing. There are three packages offered through MLS My Home. The first is MLS Entry. With this level of service your home will be listed on realtor.com and on the local MLS. Your home will be listed in one or two days. You can showcase your home with up to six photos on a free page. The listing will be active for six months and you can manage your own account. The cost is $295. The second level of service through MLS My Home is MLS Entry Plus. With this level of service you get the same items as the MLS Entry and other items including 20 listing photos and an active account for 12 months. The cost is $595. The third package is the Full Service Listing where you can choose your own package that includes a listing on the local MLS as well as realtor.com. The cost is $195. You can find out more about MLS My Home at http://www.mlsmyhome.com.
Owners' Flat Fee MLS: If you choose Owners' Flat Fee MLS you can have your home listed on large real estate sites such as realtor.com, Yahoo, MSN and AOL. You can still sell by owner and you won't have to pay a commission if you find a buyer for your property without the use of a real estate agent. You can choose upfront how you'll pay commission to the buyer's agent. The rate for Owners' Flat Fee MLS is $395. You can visit Owners' Flat Fee MLS at http://www.owners.com.
FSBO Advertising Service, Inc.: The company FSBO Advertising Service, Inc. touts itself as the country's first flat fee MLS brokers network. You can choose multiple listing service packages from $199 to $499. For information on FSBO Advertising Service, Inc., visit http://www.fsboadvertisingservice.com.
Fizber: You can create a great listing with Fizber to get your site sold. Fizber will submit your home listing to popular classified ad sites such as Craigslist, Trulia and Zillow. You won't have to create a separate ad for each. You can list your home for sale with your local multiple listing service by owner for $349.95 and get a premium MLS ad for $499.95. For information on Fizber, visit http://www.fizber.com.
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Post a CommentLast Sunday 10/09-2011 I paid $195 dollars to mlsmyhome.com to have my property listed on MLS and on realtor.com. I tried to call today multiple times (no answer) and then sent an email to them today asking when I can expect to hear from someone to get my property listed because I had not seen it listed yet. I got an email response saying "Please contact HousePad on this request." I responded with "What does this mean, "contact housepad"? I ordered a service from mlsmyhome.com." I went ahead and tried to call a few more times and left a message with my number asking for a call back to discuss my questions. I later received a response to the last email and it simply said "We do not sell any yard signs."I have not responded to this email. I did not get what I paid for or what they advertised and the customer service is unbelievably horrible. I'm very disappointed with the lack of professionalism and the total negligence displayed by not answering my questions or providing the service.
I had 2 realtors tell me most people start with the internet to find a home. I was thinking, "then why do I need to pay you $50,000?" This is a no-brainer, and the future of real estate.
Realtors do not like this! John n Tim...are YOU realtors? I was once one too...and realized this was coming. It is the future fellas. the only one to represent oneself IS ONESELF! given the proper tools to do it!....and flat fee listing fsbo...is a PROPER TOOL! Sorry, Abe, that 'sage advice' is not a credit in this instance!
Remember Abe Lincoln's sage advice. "He who represents himself has a fool for a client."
This article is a load of bull!
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Very helpful advice :) Sheri
A very well written piece.
Valuable resource.
Good ideas