subject: Reasons To Sell A House In Austin Taking Help Of A Flat Fee Realtor [print this page] Reasons To Sell A House In Austin Taking Help Of A Flat Fee Realtor
Most of the home sellers in Austin prefer a flat fee realtor. Buying a home with the aid of a flat fee realtor helps a person to avoid paying thousands in sales commissions. It also speeds up the selling process. Recently, a Tennessee broker, Larry Mayall, has independently founded a real estate board and a multiple listing service. The Mid-South real Estate Board and Mid-South MLS, cover areas of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. These organizations are based in Tenn and Memphis. The board has 325 members and more than 20 brokerages. Flat fee realtors have brought a revolution in Austin real estate market. They provide a lot of services at minimal costs, which a traditional realtor is incapable to do. They provide many options to the potential sellers. It gives a person opportunity to have access into the MLS listing and save thousands of dollars. When listing with such a realtor, a person can tailor the fees and costs as per his needs. The realtors offer a discount commission or a low cost one time flat fee, which is needed to pay at the time of listing with the realtor. Some of the offers a seller gets under a flat fee listing are as follows- * Explanation of the selling process * Uploading the home to both the national and local MLS listing sites * A list of home prices and home valuation done by professional * Tips to make the sale a success * Providing professional signage for the property * Coordination of all showings through the realtor's office * Negotiation of offers * Usage of lock box, so that other agents will be able to show the home to potential buyers * Coordination of legal documentation and mortgage brokers Under a discount commission full service option, a seller gets the offers mentioned below- * The flat fee realtors offer the sellers to pay a reduced commission of less than 2.5%, in comparison to the traditional mainstream realtor's 5%-7%. Some flat fee realtors may even take commissions as low as 1.25%. Thus, thousands of dollars can be saved in the selling process. * The sellers do not need to pay upfront costs before the home is sold.
