| Traditionally one of the major drawbacks to | | | | comparison to the savings you will get by selling |
| FSBO selling is the fact that the home was listed | | | | the home yourself. |
| with the MLS listing service, thereby mission out | | | | Listing via the flat fee MLS is only one of the |
| on a huge market and a top-notch advertising | | | | things that you should do in order to give your |
| opportunity. well, this is no longer the case! Now | | | | FSBO home the coverage it needs to sell quickly. |
| people who have chosen to sell their homes | | | | Other avenues that should be explored are |
| themselves have the chance to list their home on | | | | advertising on a national FSBO website, ads in the |
| the MLS and open their sale up to a huge market | | | | newspaper, signs around the local area, open |
| that was before, unreachable. This is done | | | | houses and home info packs for viewers. Selling |
| through what is known as a "Flat Fee MLS listing." | | | | your home yourself is a huge undertaking and it |
| MLS Listing has always been something that was | | | | will eat up a lot of your time. You have to play |
| exclusive to licensed real estate agents, and to an | | | | realtor as well as doing your normal daily job and |
| extent it still is. A flat fee listing is still done | | | | this can be kind of daunting. You will have to |
| through a real estate broker, the difference being | | | | make sure that you keep yourself as available as |
| that when your property is listed you become the | | | | possible at all times, you can't afford to miss that |
| listing agent. You will still have to pay a | | | | show that could be the sale you have been |
| commission to an agent if they bring you a client | | | | waiting for. |
| that purchases the home but that is small in | | | | |