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Flat Fee MLS Listings
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Plus - Flat Fee MLS Listings
Today's consumers are smarter and have better tools available to them than ever before. The Internet has
changed the way that we buy, sell, and inform ourselves, but most real estate brokerages are operating the same way
they did 20, 30, or 50 years ago.
Our Flat Fee Services are changing the way people sell real estate. By automating many of the mundane daily tasks
that used to consume a real estate agent's time, we're able to provide our clients with a level of service that
rivals or exceeds the service you'd receive from a traditional full service listing agent, and we pass those savings
on to you. We offer discount rates, not cut-rate service.
How it Works
With our Flat Fee Listing program, instead of paying a 6% commission rate when your property sells, you
pay us a $395 Flat Fee when you list your home. We list your home with both the FMLS and MLS multiple listing
services. You really need your home listed on both services in metro Atlanta to make sure your listing is
seen by all agents. Some real estate offices only subscribe to one or the other of these services.
At closing, you pay us just 0.5% instead of the typical 3% you'd traditionally pay your listing agent.
Flat Fee Savings Calculator
See how much our Flat Fee Program can save you.
Target Selling Price
| Flat Fee | Traditional |
| Sales Price | $200,000 | |
| Listing Agent Comm. | $1,395 | $6,000 |
| Buyer's Agent Comm. | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Total Commissions | $7,395 | $12,000 |
| Flat Fee Savings | $4,605 | |
You could save $4,605
Why Direct Link Realty?
The marketing exposure in the MLS systems you'll get is important, but having a REALTOR® representing
your interests throughout the home selling process is at least as important. Many property sales go through
without a hitch, but what happens when something goes wrong? Having one of our professionals on your side will
help you avoid the many of the pitfalls in the first place, and guide you through the problems when they do arise.
You'll get more service and support with our Flat Fee Listing programs than many agents offer with their "full service,
full commission" listings.
How We're Different
There are a few other firms offering Flat-Fee services (and some are less expensive), but we feel that if you
compare the list of services we provide for a flat fee with what you get from other companies, you'll agree
that we're by far the best value in Flat Fee Mls Listings in Atlanta.
As exciting as a "$199 flat fee listing program" might be for marketing and advertising, we just don't
believe that we (or anyone else) can offer the service that you need and deserve at that price point in Atlanta.
We want your listing, but we also want you to refer us to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers, and
to be excited about letting us help you sell your next home too, so we've put together a flat fee listing
program that we believe offers you the best possible service that will actually sell your house (not just
take your money) at the lowest possible price. Read on to learn about a few of the things that
make us different.
- High Quality Sign and Post - We provide our flat fee listing clients with the same high quality 18"x30"
aluminum sign and post that our premium service clients receive, not a cheap frame and small plastic sign.
Yard signs are still one of the top three places where buyers first learn about the property they eventually
purchase according to the National Association of Realtors 2006 Home Buyer & Seller Survey.
- Supra Lockbox - Listings without a Supra lockbox are frequently passed up by busy Buyer's Agents. Unlike
some other flat fee companies, we don't believe that having a lockbox should be an optional extra,
and we include a Supra lockbox at no additional charge with every listing. This makes it look like a
normal listing to any agent, and it allows us to track which agents entered your home - both for prospect
tracking and for security purposes.
- Property Information Hotline - With our exclusive Property Information Hotline, potential buyers can
call our hotline, and get an automated message with information about your home from anywhere, and if
they choose to, be connected directly to you to schedule an appointment to see your home. With our
system, you won't lose a potential buyers because you will have endless audio flyers rather than
trying to continuously keep them in stock like the competition.
- Free Listing Renewals - Some services charge you for each 3 or 6 month listing period. We hope
it won't be necessary to have to extend your listing, but we'll happily do so for FREE as often as
necessary until your home sells.
- MLS & FMLS - Unlike many other US cities where the MLS systems are owned and operated by the local
Board of Realtors, Atlanta has two independent listing services. Direct Link Realty is a member of
both systems, and we enter all of our listings into both systems. This ensures that our clients get
the maximum possible exposure to potential buyers. The fact that they are independent is part of what
makes discounted listings a bit more expensive in GA. Their fees are higher, and one actually charges
a percentage of the sale price - preventing us from offering a totally flat pricing model.
- Buy Free Sell Free - If you're going to be purchasing a new home too, with our exclusive Buy Free
Sell Free program we rebate up to 100% of the fees and commissions you pay us to help you sell your
home when you use one of our buyer's agents to purchase your new home. Click here for more information
on our "Buy Free Sell Free" program.
- Real Professionals - Direct Link Realty is a member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors, the Georgia
Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. What that means to you is that
you'll be working with a REALTOR® who is bound by a code of ethics and professional requirements that
is more stringent than the requirements set forth by law. This association demonstrates Direct Link
Realty's commitment to the highest possible professional standards. It also puts other REALTORS® at ease,
smoothing the process.
- Real Choices - There are a number of real estate firms doing business in Atlanta who offer flat fee
listing services, and of course plenty who will offer you high commission listings. We don't believe in
one-size-fits-all, so we provide BOTH services levels, and allow our flat fee listing clients to upgrade
their listing at any time to a full service listing with a 100% rebate of your flat fee listing charges
at the closing.
- Real Representation - There is a lot more to selling a home than entering a listing into the MLS and
FMLS systems and putting up a yard sign. Our real estate agents work with you every step of the way
from listing to closing to help you sell your home quickly, and for the best possible price. We don't
leave you to negotiate with buyers or buyer's agents on your own, and we don't force buyer's agents to
spend their time doing our job.
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When you're ready to take advantage of our Flat Fee listing program, you can
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or Contact Us and one of our agents will handle the
rest.
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