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Comment on First Time Home Buyers: What You Must Not Do by Sueann

Sueann — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:29:29 +0000

To attract the attention of a lot of buyers, sellers need to give their home an appearance of a friendly and hospitable home. This will help them in grabbing the attention of the buyer until the transaction is completed. You can get still more information about home buyers which I browsed on internet can fetch you help.

Comment on Top 3 Things That Potential Sellers Forget to Do by Kaps

Kaps — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:24:22 +0000

Nice post – very informative. I am going to check out ihsrealty just now. i liked the way the whole site has been presented – good job!

Comment on Advantages Of Flat Fee MLS by Linda Gray

Linda Gray — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:18:52 +0000

I would like to know more Please send me information and prices

Comment on How to get rid of that "for sale by owner" sign in your front lawn by admin

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:44:40 +0000

Flat fee companies like Bloomkey are licensed real estate brokers. In fact, the only way to list a property in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is to list with a real estate broker. While most flat fee companies simply place your property data in the MLS, Bloomkey can provide a much higher level of service. Depending upon the level of service you choose, Bloomkey can manage your transaction, set up showings, write and negotiate your contract and perform all of the other services of a traditional Realtor (except for opening the door). For more information, visit, http://www.Bloomkey.com/flat-fee-mls.php.

Comment on How to get rid of that "for sale by owner" sign in your front lawn by Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:48:21 +0000

My question is that you say to contact a sales agent but is this agent a licensed real estate professional in the state (I live in PA) where I live? Does this agent handle transactions, set up showings, etc? I am confused as to whether your services are a real estate office or just an advertising mechanism? Am I still a For Sale By Owner, and must handle all my paperwork, including the contract? Never did this before so I need answers.

Comment on For Sale By Owner Allows You to Not Feel Pressured by Cheryl Turnbull

Cheryl Turnbull — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:01:23 +0000

When you are an experienced REALTOR you have the expertise a homeowner does not have to market their home and get it sold in a timely manner. More often than not homeowners spend more money trying to sell their home on their own and not working with a REALTOR. There are REALTOR’s that honestly desire to help a homeowner and have their best interest in mind.

Comment on For Sale By Owner: 4 Reasons It’s a Good Idea by kv

kv — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:57:44 +0000

Just sold my house using Bloomkey. Alot easier than pestering the realtor — about a quarter of my traffic indicated that they had an interest in the house BECAUSE there was no realtor. Net not a whole lot different than what I got when it was listed, but the lower price definitely increased traffic. Wish I had listed with Bloomkey first and avoided the cut rate realtor.

Comment on Selling with Flat Fee MLS Means Choosing the Right Broker by Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:18:51 +0000

Aflatfee.com? Doesn’t even have any Pagerank. Why would you want to list on that directory? Its obvious the owners have not put any effort into the site beyond spamming the net. If they can’t market themselves how can they market you?

Comment on 5 Key Selling Points of Flat Fee MLS by Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:57:05 +0000

Flat Fee MLS is everywhere. New ideas like Iggy's house are popping up online I wonder what will win out flat fee mls, Iggy House, or Full Service (Century 21) we will see in the next few years.

Comment on Selling with Flat Fee MLS Means Choosing the Right Broker by Michele

Michele — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:54:31 +0000

AFlatFee.com is a directory that benefits both Home & Property sellers as well as Real Estate Professionals offering a Flat Fee service package.Real Estate Professionals can submit a listing in the directory to increase their internet presence by making it known on the World Wide Web they offer Flat Fee service packages. Home sellers will be able to easily locate someone in their area to help them list &/or sell their house.You can customize your listing by adding pictures, products and documents as well as logos, banners and a link to your website. AFlatFee.com will be promoted as a directory of Flat Fee Real Estate professionals categorized by state. Let us start marketing you today! Prices do not exceed $50/year for access to all available features.Visit AFlatFee.com or contact us at admin@AFlatFee.com for more information.

Comment on Why Hesitate Before Selling with a Real Estate Agent? by Why Hesitate Before Selling with a Real Estate Agent? | ImmediateRealEstate.com

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:10:43 +0000

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Comment on With Flat Fee MLS, You Can Save and Sell Your Home the Right Way by admin

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:45:22 +0000

Orlando MLS, thanks for your question. For more information on the definition of flat fee MLS, see the entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_fee_MLS. The U.S. Department of Justice also has put together a website at http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/real_estate/ on fee-for-service real estate services – another description for Flat Fee MLS.

Although there has been limited resistence to the practice by a few MLSs around the country, mainly in the form of prohibiting flat fee MLS provider’s listings from appearing on IDX websites, all but one have now entered into ‘consent decrees’ with the either the DOJ or the Federal Trade Commission to allow member brokers to provide flat fee MLS without discrimination.

IMO, flat fee MLS will gain wide acceptance within the next 1-3 years and after some initial push back from traditional real estate brokers (just as we experienced when ‘buyer agency’ was first introduced to the market). A recent study by NAR showed that MLS entry only listings accounted for about 8% of the market in 2006 up from almost 0% in 2000. That number is likely to go up as home owner’s faced with declining valuations, upward adjusting ARM rates and high LTV’s seek alternatives to the traditional commission based model.

Comment on With Flat Fee MLS, You Can Save and Sell Your Home the Right Way by Orlando MLS

Orlando MLS — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:32:17 +0000

Hi, I’m a real estate agent in Orlando. Would you mind explaining how the Flat fee MLS listings work for both myself and the consumers out there?

Do you have any concerns over the real estate board trying to control flat fee listings on the MLS?

I’m very interested in hearing more about this.

Comment on Choosing a Flat Fee Broker Is a Lot Like Choosing a Real Estate Agent by Jason

Jason — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:41:39 +0000

Thanks for such great information. I am always on the lookout for such real estate useful resources.

Comment on Flat Fee MLS Services Can Include Just Listed Postcards by Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:43:33 +0000

Real estate just listed cards are the great ways to advertise your real estate with postcards. The most effective way to be successful in marketing real estate is with postcards.

Comment on Flat Fee MLS Puts Your Home in the Spotlight by Chris McElroy

Chris McElroy — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:09:36 +0000

LOL. John what all do you do for a living? Can you give me all the links to websites you own. The reason I ask is that I love your attitude and I’m sure everything you do is free and so I want to take advantage of your generous offer.

I only assume that you work for free because you expect these people to work for free.

Comment on Flat Fee MLS Puts Your Home in the Spotlight by John

John — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:39:54 +0000

Why is there a fee involved. Can’t you just offer this service for free?

John
http://www.listpropertiesnow.com

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Comment on Selling with Flat Fee MLS? Make Sure That Your Home Is Ready by filip mitrovic

filip mitrovic — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:57:01 +0000

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Comment on Selling With Flat Fee MLS Let’s You Pay a Higher Commission to a Buyer’s Agent by Flat Fee MLS » Selling with Flat Fee MLS? Be Sure to Offer a Buyer’s Agent Commission

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:28:48 +0000

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Comment on How Has Flat Fee MLS Changed Real Estate? by Real Estate » How Has Flat Fee MLS Changed Real Estate?

Real Estate » How Has Flat Fee MLS Changed Real Estate? — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:35:35 +0000

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Comment on Selling with Flat Fee MLS? Make Sure That Your Home Is Ready by Successful Agents

Successful Agents — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:49:10 +0000

In the past few years I’ve been researching who are the successful agents, tried to figure out why top agents are top agents.
Do they have a common educational background? No. Good ones have high school diplomas, masters and doctorates. No correlation.
Similar previous careers? No. One of the best agents I know used to teach baton twirling. I doubt if I could find a lot of those if I tried! I’ve had waiters, teachers, high powered executives and stay-at-home Moms who were all very successful.
Common interests? No. Other than eating, (which we Realtor-types seem to do exceptional well) the interests are widely diverse.
After 13 years in real estate sales and management, I’ve only found a few constants.
1. Successful agents treat the real estate business as a business. They actually have a business plan and a budget. They understand that you have to spend money to make money. They know how many sales they need to make the income they require and then they figure how they’ll get from here to there. They plan in advance and execute the plan.
2. They actually work when they work and play when they play and take a day or two off every week. (Just like a “real job!”)
3. They have fun and enjoy selling real estate but know that it won’t be forever.
4. They buy a lot of real estate for investment when they see good deals because they know that no one gets rich selling the stuff. You get rich owning it! Financial independence gives one a lot of freedom, autonomy and a certain air of confidence that smells like success.
. . . And people like to do business with successful people so they do more business!

Comment on Cut Selling Costs in Half with Flat Fee MLS by cainfotech

cainfotech — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:13:10 +0000

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Frank Bruno — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:05:39 +0000

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David — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:35:22 +0000

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Comment on Planning to List with Flat Fee MLS? by Allen Taylor

Allen Taylor — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:02:23 +0000

I’ve used flat fee services to sell my house and it works. You have to do all the work yourself, but it’s well worth the savings on the back end. If you can sell, who better to handle the selling of your house than you? Flat fee services rock!