FSBO on MLS

[FLSunshine]

I'm interested in listing my house on the MLS without a realtor. Who did you use to list a house on the mls without a realtor? Thank you.

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There are several that list with a flat fee. Try

By Owner Flat Fee MLS | FSBO | Discount Realtor (https://www.byownerflatfeemls.com/?msclkid=4af9ce13f86b16a0c2fba98bf1d4caca)

There are also many title companies to help you with the close. There are 680 sales,on Zillow in the Villages including 35.
FSBO.

Another great link for comps is https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/The-Villages_FL/show-recently-sold

Good Luck

[melpetezrinski]

I'm interested in listing my house on the MLS without a realtor. Who did you use to list a house on the mls without a realtor? Thank you.


Beycome

[Bay Kid]

MLS is a Realtor service paid for by Realtors for their clients.

[retiredguy123]

MLS is a Realtor service paid for by Realtors for their clients.
Yes, but some real estate agents will list your house on MLS for a flat fee with no commission when you sell it yourself.

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Yes, but some real estate agents will list your house on MLS for a flat fee with no commission when you sell it yourself.

You don’t need an agent to list on the MLS. Generally though, it cost between 50 to 100 dollars to have an online service place your home on the list. Make sure your photos are good and take several. Your house will sell faster at a lower price without the burden of that nasty commission too!

[RoadToad]

redfin.com in addition to zillow

[La lamy]

I used Purplebricks up north and it was a terrible experience. My condo got 2 showings in 6 months. I'm sure I got blacklisted by local realtors that were ****ed off by these flat fee companies. Once I used a traditional realtor, it sold in 2 weeks. It may be a totally different experience here in TV though. Good luck!

[Bay Kid]

I used Purplebricks up north and it was a terrible experience. My condo got 2 showings in 6 months. I'm sure I got blacklisted by local realtors that were ****ed off by these flat fee companies. Once I used a traditional realtor, it sold in 2 weeks. It may be a totally different experience here in TV though. Good luck!

It just shows you get what you pay for. No good, experienced Realtor and someone is going to lose.

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I used Purplebricks up north and it was a terrible experience. My condo got 2 showings in 6 months. I'm sure I got blacklisted by local realtors that were ****ed off by these flat fee companies. Once I used a traditional realtor, it sold in 2 weeks. It may be a totally different experience here in TV though. Good luck!

We used Zillow up North and it took less than a week. Maybe it’s the area? We still paid almost 1200 dollars for the title company and paperwork they did when all was said and done.

I would try Zillow first, it costs nothing to put your house up and is a lot cheaper. If someone is looking to buy a house, trust me, they are looking at Zillow too.

[melpetezrinski]

I used Purplebricks up north and it was a terrible experience. My condo got 2 showings in 6 months. I'm sure I got blacklisted by local realtors that were ****ed off by these flat fee companies. Once I used a traditional realtor, it sold in 2 weeks. It may be a totally different experience here in TV though. Good luck!

Did you advertise/offer a buyer commission on Purplebricks? If not, then yes, you probably "got blacklisted by local realtors".

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It’s getting more and more competitive here too. Realtor.com has 938 homes for sale in the Villages right now. A seller has to ask how low they want to go in order to jump ahead.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/The-Villages_FL/overview
The Reventure app paints a much darker picture suggesting there will be a cascading drop in Florida and Texas.

Hopefully the OP gets their home sold quickly and for a fair price.

[retiredguy123]

We used Zillow up North and it took less than a week. Maybe it’s the area? We still paid almost 1200 dollars for the title company and paperwork they did when all was said and done.

I would try Zillow first, it costs nothing to put your house up and is a lot cheaper. If someone is looking to buy a house, trust me, they are looking at Zillow too.
$1,200 seems pretty high. But, in any event, to clarify, the listing broker normally pays nothing related to what the title company does. These are separate charges that are paid by the buyer and/or seller. They are not paid by the real estate company.

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$1,200 seems pretty high. But, in any event, to clarify, the listing broker normally pays nothing related to what the title company does. These are separate charges that are paid by the buyer and/or seller. They are not paid by the real estate company.

That’s just what our title company charged. They did walk us through the whole FSBO process though. They gave us the disclosure documents for the buyer to sign, the earnest money documents, brokered the deal and all the legal support. They also did the closing at their office and wired all the appropriate funds to us.

Some of these realtor clowns down here are charging 5% on a sale! They aren’t in touch with the new reality yet for this market.

[retiredguy123]

That’s just what our title company charged. They did walk us through the whole FSBO process though. They gave us the disclosure documents for the buyer to sign, the earnest money documents, brokered the deal and all the legal support. They also did the closing at their office and wired all the appropriate funds to us.

Some of these realtor clowns down here are charging 5% on a sale! They aren’t in touch with the new reality yet for this market.
Thanks for the explanation. The typical listing contract requires the broker to find a "ready and willing" buyer to earn the sales commission. Period. Legally, the broker does not need to perform any other work, although they do want to facilitate the completion of the sale. Title searches, deed preparation, legal work, and other related fees are charged to the buyer and seller and they are shown on the settlement statement. Some real estate agents want their clients to "think" that they are providing services that they really aren't providing.

Note that some sellers don't realize that, if the broker finds a buyer, but the seller backs out of the deal, the broker can sue the seller for the commission.

[rsmurano]

I sold our last 2 houses on my own. I put them up on our community website and within a few hours I had multiple friends of residents wanting to see the house.
I heard horror stories from fsbo listers so I kept away from that. I didn’t respond to agents calling me to represent a buyer that I would have to pay 3%.
The buyer went to his closing company and got the forms for contract of sale and the disclosure form from his closing attorney. I asked for $50k down, no inspection and if he walked away I got to keep the money. Went smooth both times.
I sold another home over 40 years ago by putting a for sale sign In my front yard, no real estate person involved.

[miadford@gmail.com]

Used this company and everything went very smoothly.
Homelister (https://www.homelister.com/)

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You have to balance what seems most appealing to the buyer for a sale. If a 500k home pays 6% for realty commissions and that has to be calculated in, perhaps think of that 30 K as a reduction if you did FSBO. 30k reduction in price may bring in more buyers in than any realtor could?

[Indydealmaker]

Never be forced into signing a standard boilerplate contract. Lots of fish in the sea. Negotiate.

[DrMack]

You have to balance what seems most appealing to the buyer for a sale. If a 500k home pays 6% for realty commissions and that has to be calculated in, perhaps think of that 30 K as a reduction if you did FSBO. 30k reduction in price may bring in more buyers in than any realtor could?

People don’t pay 6% or even 5% for sales commissions anymore. Our Connecticut home sale was a flat 1.5 % for everything. We split the closing fees with the buyer.

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People don’t pay 6% or even 5% for sales commissions anymore. Our Connecticut home sale was a flat 1.5 % for everything. We split the closing fees with the buyer.

No, many who hire a realtor are paying a combined 6% with the sale of a home.