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Save $1,000s When Selling Your Home

You can save thousands of dollars in real estate commissions by participating in our Flat Fee MLS Program. The Flat Fee MLS Program is designed to work with both of the agents that are involved in the sale of a house. These two agents are the listing agent, who works directly with the seller of the home, and the buyer’s agent, who works directly with the purchaser of the home.

Most home sellers typically pay a six percent commission rate. For example, a seller would pay a commission of eighteen thousand dollars, on a home that sold for three-hundred thousand dollars. Both the listing agent and the buyer’s agent will split the fifteen thousand dollar commission evenly.

A Closer Look at Our Flat Fee MLS Program

Now, with the Flat Fee MLS Program, a home seller only pays for the “listing portion” of the amount of the commission. This is typically only three percent of the final sales price of your home. With this type of program the homeseller only has to pay a flat fee when the home is listed.

The only time that the buyer’s agent receives a three percent commission is if the agent finds a buyer for your property. When the seller of the home procures a buyer, they then pay a zero percent commission. VIP Realty, an experienced firm of Realtors, offers to act as your listing agent, without collecting a listing commission at the time of closing. Why pay a six percent commission fee if you do not have to? By paying a higher percentage your home will not sell any faster.

Flat Fee MLS Listing Options

Plan A. $499 FSBO Listing – The perfect listing program for FSBO’s. You have the best of both worlds, MLS exposure and the flexibility and savings of selling FSBO.

Plan B. $1,200 Full Service Listing – Full representation in every detail of the transaction.

Professional Virtual Tour and photography
Market evaluation and consultation with seller to set sales price.
Make sure inspection, option period, financing and closing is accomplished during the time frame of contract
Negotiate repairs by buyer after option period
MLS exposure – photograph and detailed description of property.
Assisting with buyer/seller negotiations.
Assisting with preparation of documentation relevant to the sale of the property.
Intermediary handling of contract and funds with escrow agent (title company.)
Assuring all terms of contract including time frames are complied with.
Follow up with buyers lender to ensure financing is in place
Monitoring inspections, re-inspections, agreements between buyer and seller as to repairs needed and assurance of compliance with all agreements prior to closing.