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 Flat Fee MLS Listings
A professional MLS listing with all the essentials that 6% agents provide, with all the cost savings of selling as "For Sale By Owner"
Avoid the 6% Real Estate Commission
Instead of paying a traditional Realtor 6% to list your house on MLS, let Creekview Realty list it on MLS for a low flat fee. You get the same MLS listing, but without the big 6% commission.
Why you need MLS
MLS stands for "Multiple Listing Service", and is what is generally referred to as "the real estate market". Being listed in MLS means all the area Realtors can find your home in their MLS database, and all the buyers can find your home when searching on Realtor.com and thousands of other websites that display MLS listings. That's why MLS is responsible for over 90% of all home sales, and why MLS listed properties (for sale by owner or not) sell faster and for more money than non-listed "for sale by owner" properties.
How the For Sale By Owner Flat Fee MLS Listing saves you money
Let's assume your house sells for $300,000. Here are the 3 cost scenarios:
- If you listed with a 6% listing broker: $18,000. Even if you find the buyer yourself and the agent didn't do anything other than list it.
- If you listed with us and another agent brought a buyer: $9,495. You pay $495 plus the typical 3% to a buyer's agent, which is $9,000. Your total savings is $8,505.
- If you listed with us and WE sent you the buyer: $495. Total savings is $17,505!
Why sellers get more activity on their homes when listed with us
If a buyer calls your typical 6% real estate company about your home listed with them, one of the following is likely to happen:
- Buyer leaves message. If anybody ever calls back, it takes longer than you would be happy about.
- Buyer reaches an agent, and the conversation quickly turns into the agent trying to talk the buyer into becoming a client, and your house is forgotten.
We almost always answer the phone, even after hours. If a call ever goes to voicemail, it is returned within a few hours at most. Then the buyer is referred directly to you, after we explain that we don't charge a commission, and that the seller will save 3% if the buyer doesn't have an agent. Once the buyer understands he can save you money and that you may pass some savings on to him, he is even more interested and deals directly with you. Result: The call doesn't get diverted, and you have a buyer who is not going through an agent.
Why a For Sale By Owner Flat Fee MLS Listing is the best choice
It's the best of both worlds! You have the tremendous exposure of being listed on MLS, but with all the control and savings of selling "For Sale By Owner".
Why doesn't everybody sell their house with a Flat Fee MLS Listing?
Because they don't know this option exists, or they assume selling a home for sale by owner is more complicated than it is. Some just believe it's too good to be true or are too brainwashed by 6% Realtors. Any informed, knowledgeable seller would never list with a 6% Realtor. (We get this question all the time.)
For Sale By Owner Flat Fee MLS Listing Plans
PLAN A - $495 Flat Fee MLS Listing
Includes ALL of the following:
Listing in your local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for 6 months. Cancel any time.
Listing appears on every website that displays MLS listings, including Realtor.com, Yahoo.com, AOL, MSN, Netscape, Moving.com, Juno, Netzero, Zillow, Trulia, WSJ.com, Compuserve, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and hundreds more.
Maximum possible number of photos in MLS.
A "Showcase Home" Listing on Realtor.com, which includes:
- Up to 25 digital photos, supplied by you. See Photo Guide
- A property description as long and detailed as you like, written by you.
- A Headline up to 40 characters, written by you.
Realtor Electronic Memory Keybox or a Combination Keybox (click here for details)
Showing Service (CSS) to schedule showings for Realtors (where available), including showing notification and agent feedback.
Professional, sturdy Creekview Realty yard sign with flyer box.
Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to help you accurately price your home.
All prospective buyers referred directly to you without you owing any commission.
All the Forms you'll ever need.
Your MLS listing is set up and displayed in MLS so it doesn't look like a "For Sale By Owner" to Realtors.
Broker support and answers to all your questions with a quick, simple phone call.
PLAN B - $995 Flat Fee MLS Listing with Full Representation
Includes everything in Plan A above, plus full representation in all contract negotiations, paperwork and documentation, as good if not better than what a competent 6% real estate broker would provide.
We negotiate contracts every day. We know when to push, when to let up, and what points shouldn't matter. We know the warning signs in an offer that deserve closer scrutiny. Sellers often get into contracts that never close because they aren't used to seeing the red flags in an offer.
Sellers have a tendency to drop price too quickly in the midst of negotiations out of fear of losing the deal, and other times cling to a price or certain terms they are unlikely to get any buyer to agree to. Seller emotions can also get in the way.
Another problem is that over half of all agents are not very competent (we hate to denigrate the profession, but we are being lenient). Unlike CPAs, doctors or lawyers, there is no college degree required to be a real estate agent. Any high school dropout can become a Realtor if he takes a few easy courses and passes the licensing exam. Incompetent agents lead to problems, wasted time and transactions that never close.
Some agents can be difficult to deal with and downright aggravating, or just want to give you a hard time.
While the Transaction Guide on this website can be very informative with handling the paperwork, even a hefty book is no substitute for 30 years of experience.
Other options available:
Contract Negotiation
We represent you as indicated above in Plan B. This service is intended for sellers who originally chose Option A, and later decide they want full representation. Cost is a fee of $500 per offer. Negotiations and documentation are already included in Plan B, and cover ALL offers and contracts for the duration of the listing.
Virtual Tour with a minimum of 5 separate panoramic scenes. $200
Photos Package
We send a photographer to take the photos for your Showcase Home Listing: $100
8 great reasons to list with us
- You'll save thousands of dollars.
- We're available by phone to help you 10 hours a day, 7 days a week. Have you ever been frustrated with agents who don't answer their phone or take forever to call you back? Go ahead and call us now and see if we answer the phone!
- When a buyer calls a 6% Real Estate office about a particular home, the agent taking the call typically focuses on capturing a client, not on selling the home that the buyer called them about. When a buyer calls us about your home, that caller is sent directly to you.
- No other company gives you more features and services for less money than we do.
- There's no middleman. We are the people who will list your home and who you can call if there's a question or problem. National For Sale By Owner / FSBO websites contract with outside agents to enter their listings and service their clients. The salesperson you talk to on the phone (if you ever actually get to talk to anybody) might sound nice, but you may get stuck dealing with a nitwit broker who does your listing.
- Flat Fee MLS Listings and working with For Sale By Owner sellers is our primary business. We are systemized, efficient and experienced at this, which means a smoother ride for you.
- We refer buyer calls (buyers without agents) directly to you instead of trying to show the house ourselves to make the extra 3% buyer's agent commission.
- We set up your MLS listing in a way that Realtors won't know if it's a "For Sale By Owner".
14 MLS Coverage Areas
DFW Metroplex MLS
Abbott, Abilene, Addison, Alba, Albany, Aledo, Allen, Alvarado, Alvord, Anna, Annetta, Anson, Aquilla, Argyle, Arlington, Aspermont, Athens, Aubrey, Aurora, Avalon, Azle, Bailey, Baird, Balch Springs, Bardwell, Barry, Bartonville, Bedford, Bells, Ben Franklin, Ben Wheeler, Benbrook, Blair, Blooming Grove, Blue Mound, Blue Ridge, Bluff Dale, Blum, Bonham, Boyd, Bradshaw, Brashear, Brashear, Bridgeport, Buffalo Gap, Burleson, Bynum, Caddo Mills, Callisburg, Campbell, Canton, Carrollton, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Celeste, Celina, Chat, Chatfield, Chico, Cleburne, Clifton, Clyde, Colleyville, Collinsville, Combine, Commerce, Como, Como, Cool, Coolidge, Cooper, Copeville, Coppell, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Corinth, Corsicana, Covington, Crandall, Cranfills Gap, Cresson, Cross Plains, Crossroads, Crowley, Cumby, Cumby, Dallas, Dallas, Dalworthington Gardens, Dawson, De Soto, Decatur, Denison, Dennis, Denton, Dike, Dike, Dodd City, Dorchester, Double Oak, Dublin, Duncanville, East Tawakoni, Ector, Edgecliff Village, Edgewood, Elmo, Enchanted Oaks, Enloe, Ennis, Era, Eula, Euless, Eureka, Eustace, Everman, Fairfield, Fairview, Farmers Branch, Farmersville, Fate, Ferris, Flower Mound, Forest Hill, Forney, Forreston, Fort Worth, Frisco, Frost, Fruitvale, Gainesville, Garland, Garrett, Glen Rose, Glenn Heights, Gober, Godley, Gordonville, Granbury, Grand Prairie, Grand Saline, Grandview, Grapevine, Greenville, Gun Barrel City, Gunter, Hackberry, Haltom City, Hamby, Hamlin, Happy Valley, Haslet, Hawk Cove, Hawley, Heath, Hebron, Hickory Creek, Highland Park, Highland Village, Hillsboro, Honey Grove, Howe, Hubbard, Hudson Oaks, Hurst, Hutchins, Impact, Iredell, Irene, Irving, Italy, Itasca, Ivanhoe, Josephine, Joshua, Justin, Kaufman, Keene, Keller, Kemp, Kennedale, Kerens, Kirvin, Klondike, Kopperl, Krugerville, Krum, Ladonia, Laguna Park, Lake Bridgeport, Lake Creek, Lake Dallas, Lake Kiowa, Lake Worth, Lakeside, Lakewood Village, Lancaster, Larue, Lavon, Lawn, Leonard, Lewisville, Lillian, Lindsay, Lingleville, Lipan, Little Elm, Log Cabin, Lone Oak, Lowry Crossing, Lucas, Lueders, Mabank, Mabank, Malakoff, Malone, Mansfield, Maypearl, McCaulley, McKinney, Melissa, Meridian, Merit, Merkel, Mesquite, Mexia, Midlothian, Mildred, Milford, Millsap, Montalba, Montalba, Morgan, Morgan Mill, Mount Calm, Muenster, Murchison, Murphy, Nemo, Nevada, New Fairview, New Hope, Newark, Noodle, North Richland Hills, Northlake, Oak Leaf, Oak Point, Oak Valley, Old Glory, Ovalo, Ovilla, Palmer, Pantego, Paradise, Parker, Peacock, Peaster, Pecan Hill, Pelican Bay, Pickton, Pickton, Pilot Point, Plano, Point, Ponder, Poolville, Potosi, Pottsboro, Powell, Poynor, Princeton, Princeton, Prosper, Purdon, Putnam, Quinlan, Quitman, Radium, Rainbow, Randolph, Ravenna, Red Oak, Rhome, Rice, Rice, Richardson, Richland, Richland Hills, Rio Vista, River Oaks, Roanoke, Rochester, Rockwall, Roscoe, Rosser, Rosston, Rotan, Rowlett, Royse City, Rule, Runaway Bay, Sachse, Sadler, Saginaw, Sanger, Sansom Park, Savoy, Scurry, Seagoville, Seven Points, Shady Shores, Sherman, Slidell, Southlake, Southmayd, Springtown, St. Paul, Stamford, Stephenville, Stith, Streetman, Sulphur Bluff, Sulphur Bluff, Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs, Sunnyvale, Sweetwater, Talty, Teague, Telephone, Terrell, The Colony, Tolar, Tom Bean, Trent, Trenton, Trinidad, Trophy Club, Tuscola, Tuxedo, Tye, University Park, Valley View, Van, Van Alstyne, Venus, Walnut Springs, Watauga, Waxahachie, Weatherford, West Tawakoni, Westlake, Westminster, Weston, Westover Hills, Westworth Village, White Settlement, Whitesboro, Whitewright, Whitney, Willow Park, Wills Point, Wilmer, Windom, Winnsboro, Wolfe City, Wortham, Wylie, Wylie, Yantis
Austin MLS
Andice, Austin, Balcones, Bastrop, Bee Caves, Beyersville, Bluff Springs, Briarcliff, Briggs, Brushy Creek, Buda, Camp Mabry, Cedar Creek, Cedar Park, Cele, Circleville, Colton, Coupland, Creedmoor, Daffan, Dale, Del Valle, Dessau, Driftwood, Dripping Springs, Elgin, Elroy, Fentress, Florence, Four Points, Frame Switch, Friendship, Garfield, Georgetown, Giddings, Granger, Gregg, Hare, Hornsby Bend, Hoxie, Hudson Bend, Hutto, Jarrell, Jollyville, Jonah, Jonestown, Kimbro, Kyle, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Laneport, Leander, Lexington, Liberty Hill, Lockhart, Manchaca, Manda, Manor, Marshall Ford, Maxwell, McDade, McMahan, McNeil, Monadale, Montopolis, Moores Crossing, Mountain City, Mustang Ridge, New Corn Hill, New Sweden, Noack, Normans Crossing, Oak Hill, Old Round Rock, Paige, Pflugerville, Pilot Knob, Point Venture, Red Rock, Rices Crossing, Rollingwood, Rosanky, Round Rock, San Leanna, Sandoval, Schwertner, Smithville, Spicewood, Sprinkle, Sun City, Sunset Valley, Tarrytown, Taylor, The Hills, Theon, Thorndale, Thrall, Three Point, Travis Heights, Uhland, Volente, Walburg, Waterloo, Webberville, Weir, West Lake Hills, Westlake, Whitestone, Wimberley
Houston MLS (HAR)
Ace, Algoa, Alief, Alleyton, Altair, Alvin, Ames, Anahuac, Anderson, Atascocita, Bacliff, Barker, Barrett, Bay View, Bayou Vista, Baytown, Beach, Beach City, Beasley, Bedias, Bellaire, Bellville, Bleiblerville, Boling, Booth, Brookshire, Brookside Village, Bunker Hill Village, Camden, Cat Spring, Channelview, Clear Lake City, Clear Lake Shores, Cleveland, Clodine, Cloverleaf, Coldspring, Conroe, Corrigan, Crosby, Crystal Beach, Cut and Shoot, Cypress, Daisetta, Dallardsville, Damon, Danevang, Dayton, Decker Prairie, Deer Park, Devers, Dickinson, Dobbin, Dodge, Eagle Lake, East Bernard, El Campo, El Lago, Evergreen, Fresno, Friendswood, Fulshear, Galena Park, Galveston, Glen Flora, Goodrich, Grangerland, Guy, Hankamer, Hardin, Hedwig Village, Heights, Hempstead, High Island, Highlands, Hitchcock, Hockley, Houston, Houston Heights, Huffman, Hufsmith, Hull, Humble, Hungerford, Hunters Creek Village, Huntsville, Iola, Iowa Colony, Jacinto City, Jamaica Beach, Jersey Village, Jones Creek, Katy, Kemah, Kendleton, Kenefick, Kingwood, Klein, La Marque, La Porte, Lake Jackson, Lakewood, Lane City, League City, Leggett, Liberty, Lissie, Liverpool, Livingston, Lomax, Louise, Mackay, Magnolia, Manvel, Marquez, Meadows Place, Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Montgomery, Moscow, Moss Bluff, Moss Hill, Nada, Nassau Bay, Navasota, Needville, New Caney, New Ulm, New Waverly, Newgulf, North Cleveland, Oak Ridge North, Oakhurst, Oakland, Old Ocean, Old River-Winfree, Onalaska, Orchard, Panorama Village, Pasadena, Pattison, Patton, Pearland, Phelps, Pine Island, Pinehurst, Piney Point, Plantersville, Pleak, Plum Grove, Pointblank, Porter, Prairie View, Raywood, Richards, Richmond, Riverside, Roans Prairie, Rock Island, Roman Forest, Romayor, Rosenberg, Rosharon, Rye, San Felipe, San Leon, Santa FE, Seabrook, Sealy, Security, Sharpstown, Shenandoah, Shepherd, Sheridan, Shiro, Shoreacres, Simonton, Singleton, South Houston, Southside Place, Splendora, Spring, Spring Valley, Stafford, Stagecoach, Sugar Land, Taylor Lake Village, Texas City, The Woodlands, Thompsons, Todd Mission, Tomball, Waller, Wallis, Wallisville, Webster, West Columbia, West University Place, Wharton, Willis, Woodbranch
San Antonio MLS
Adkins, Alamo Heights, Atascosa, Balcones Heights, Bandera, Bergheim, Bigfoot, Boerne, Brooks AFB, Bulverde, Campbellton, Canyon Lake, Castle Hills, Castroville, Charlotte, China Grove, Christine, Cibolo, Comfort, Converse, D'Hanis, Devine, Dilley, Dunlay, Elmendorf, Fair Oaks, Fair Oaks Ranch, Fischer, Floresville, Fort Sam Houston, Garden Ridge, Geronimo, Helotes, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Hondo, Jourdanton, Kendalia, Kingsbury, Kirby, La Vernia, LaCoste, Lakehills, Leming, Leon Valley, Live Oak, Lytle, Macdona, Marion, McCoy, McQueeney, Medina, Mico, Moore, Natalia, New Berlin, Olmos Park, Pandora, Pearsall, Peggy, Pipe Creek, Pleasanton, Poteet, Poth, Recycle, Rio Medina, San Antonio, Santa Clara, Saspamco, Schertz, Seguin, Selma, Shavano Park, Sisterdale, Somerset, Spring Branch, St. Hedwig, Stockdale, Sutherland Springs, Tarpley, Terrell Hills, Universal City, Vanderpool, Von Ormy, Waring, Wetmore, Windcrest, Yancey
Bryan – College Station MLS
Anderson, Bedias, Bremond, Brenham, Bryan, Buffalo, Caldwell, Calvert, Cameron, Centerville, College Station, Edge, Franklin, Gause, Hearne, Hilltop Lakes, Iola, Jewett, Lyons, Madisonville, Marquez, Milano, Millican, Navasota, Normangee, North Zulch, Rockdale, Shiro, Snook, Somerville, Wellborn, Wheelock
Central Texas MLS
Bebe, Belmont, Bracken, Canyon Lake, Cost, Dale, Fentress, Fischer, Gonzales, Hallettsville, Harwood, Kingsbury, Leesville, Luling, Martindale, Moulton, New Braunfels, Nixon, Ottine, Pioneer Town, San Marcos, Sattler, Seguin, Shiner, Smiley, Speaks, Spring Branch, Staples, Startzville, Sublime, Sweet Home, Waelder, Wrightsboro, Yoakum
Corpus Christi MLS
Aransas Pass, Banquete, Beeville, Berclair, Corpus Christi, Dinero, Driscoll, Edroy, Freer, George West, Gregory, Ingleside, Mathis, Odem, Orange Grove, Port Aransas, Portland, Refugio, Robstown, Rockport, Sandia, Sinton, Skidmore, Taft, Three Rivers, Woodsboro
El Paso MLS
Anthony, Biggs Field, Canutillo, Clint, Dell City, El Paso, Esperanza, Fabens, Fort Bliss, Fort Hancock, Horizon City, McNary, Salt Flat, San Elizario, Sierra Blanca, Sierra Blanca, Socorro, Tornillo, Van Horn, Vinton
Highland Lakes MLS
Bertram, Bluffton, Buchanan Dam, Burnet, Cottonwood, Granite Shoals, Highland Haven, Horseshoe Bay, Kingsland, Llano, Marble Falls, Meadowlakes, Spicewood, Sunrise Beach, Tow
Killeen – Fort Hood MLS
Briggs, Copperas Cove, Evant, Fort Hood, Gatesville, Harker Heights, Izoro, Jonesboro, Kempner, Killeen, Lampasas, Lometa, Mound, Nolanville, Oakalla, Oglesby, Pidcoke, Purmela, Topsey
McAllen MLS
Alamo, Alton, Delmita, Donna, Edcouch, Edinburg, Elsa, Falcon Heights, Garciasville, Grulla, Hargill, Hidalgo, La Blanca, La Joya, La Villa, Linn, Los Ebanos, McAllen, Mercedes, Mission, Palmhurst, Palmview, Penitas, Pharr, Progreso, Progreso Lakes, Rio Grande City, Roma, Salineno, San Isidro, San Juan, Santa Elena, Sullivan City, Weslaco
Temple – Belton MLS
Academy, Bartlett, Belfalls, Belton, Cameron, Edgeworth, Holland, Leedale, Little River-Academy, Moffatt, Oenaville, Pendleton, Ratibor, Rogers, Rosebud, Salado, Temple, Troy, Wilderville, Zabcikville
Tyler MLS
Alba, Alto, Ben Wheeler, Brownsboro, Bullard, Cason, Cayuga, Chandler, Clarksville City, Cookville, Cuney, Daingerfield, Danville, Dialville, Easton, Elkhart, Emory, Flint, Forest, Frankston, Gallatin, Garden Valley, Gladewater, Golden, Grand Saline, Hawkins, Henderson, Hideaway, Jacksonville, Judson, Kilgore, Laird Hill, Laneville, Larue, Leesburg, Lindale, Lone Star, Lufkin, Maydelle, Mineola, Mount Enterprise, Mount Pleasant, Mount Selman, Mount Vernon, Murchison, Naples, Neches, New Summerfield, Omaha, Palestine, Pittsburg, Poynor, Price, Quitman, Reklaw, Rusk, Saltillo, Scroggins, Selman City, Slocum, Talco, Tennessee Colony, Troup, Turnertown, Tyler, Van, Waters Bluff, Wells, White Oak, Whitehouse, Winfield, Winnsboro, Winona, Yantis
Waco MLS
Axtell, Bellmead, Ben Hur, Beverly Hills, Bosqueville, Bruceville, China Spring, Clifton, Cranfills Gap, Crawford, Eddy, Elk, Elm Mott, Gholson, Golinda, Groesbeck, Hallsburg, Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Laguna Park, Leroy, Levi, Lorena, Marlin, Mart, McGregor, Meridian, Moody, Morgan, Northcrest, Riesel, Robinson, Ross, Speegleville, Valley Mills, Waco, Watt, West, Woodway
Counties covered by above MLS areas
Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Cameron, Camp, Chambers, Cherokee, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Cooke, Coryell, Culberson, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Duval, El Paso, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hudspeth, Hunt, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Kendall, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, McLennan, Medina, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Navarro, Nueces, Parker, Polk, Rains, Robertson, Rockwall, Rusk, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Tarrant, Taylor, Titus, Travis, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, Wood
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