Selling your home as a ‘for sale by owner’ (FSBO) listing means doing everything without a real estate agent representing you. It’s a commonly increasing practice among homeowners who want to save money on commission fees. However, it’s not without challenges. Marketing your home and making sure that buyers see it is one of the hardest things to do as an FSBO seller. One way to solve this problem is to sell your house as for sale by the owner but list it on the MLS.
Join us in this blog as we share what the MLS is and how it can be a great tool for selling your home. We will also explain how to list your property as FSBO on the local MLS.
What’s the MLS, and how does it work?
The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is a network of several databases created by real estate agents to make it easier for them to share information about the properties they represent in a particular region, ensuring everyone in the real estate industry has reliable information to show their clients.
If you’re interested in selling your home as for sale by owner and listing it on the MLS, Real Estate Corners can help you maximize your reach. Our affordable FSBO package (starting at just $399) includes an MLS listing valid for 6 months.
Choosing our FSBO package lets you save significantly compared to traditional real estate agent commissions, which typically range around 6%. You’ll have the advantage of an MLS listing without the high costs.
How does the MLS help FSBO sellers?
Selling your home without a real estate agent might save you money. But you can’t just rely on social media or word-of-mouth to promote your listing. Your for sale by owner property will get a lot more exposure when you list it on the MLS.
A dynamic selling platform
The MLS isn’t just a database of properties for sale. It’s a dynamic marketing and selling tool real estate agents use to find and recommend homes to buyers. If you’re selling your home by yourself and it’s not on the MLS, you could miss out on opportunities to find a potential buyer as soon as possible. As a result, your house will sit longer on the market.
Eliminate the guesswork when listing your home.
Thanks to the MLS Property Syndication, your listing will show on other real estate websites, including national online platforms like Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com. What does this mean for you? No need to waste time creating and managing listings on multiple platforms. The MLS does the heavy lifting. It exposes your property to a vast audience of potential buyers across the web.
When you sell your property as for sale by owner and list on the MLS, you give it exposure that translates into more interest and potentially a faster sale.
How to list your home on the MLS
The best way to list your home on the local MLS is with a real estate agent like us. At Real Estate Corners, we offer a flat-fee MLS listing service starting at $399. For this small flat fee, we will:
- Market your property on the MLS for 6 months
- Edit or update your listing
- Upload up to 24 photos of your home
- Forward buyer email and phone leads to you
- Provide a home-showing electronic service for online feedback and showing requests
- Show your ad on our website
- Provide the required state disclosures
- Provide broker listing support
More convenience for you
At Real Estate Corners, we aim to simplify the process of selling your FSBO home with our flat-fee MLS listing service. We mean it when we say ‘flat fee’ because there are no hidden fees. Plus, you can cancel at any time for whatever reason, and we won’t charge you any cancellation fees.
Can you create an MLS listing without a real estate agent or broker?
One of the questions we get asked often is whether it’s possible to do for sale by owner and list on the MLS without a real estate agent. The answer is no. The MLS is a private network used by real estate professionals to share property listings. We highly recommend choosing a flat-fee MLS service to take the guesswork out of marketing your property for sale online.
Selling a house is better with an agent
The MLS is a private network designed for real estate professionals to share property listings and collaborate. It helps agents and brokers reduce costs and provide better service to their clients. To protect the integrity of the MLS and ensure fair practices, only licensed real estate professionals can access and utilize this platform.
As members of the Minnesota MLS, we offer a more affordable solution with our flat-fee FSBO service. We will list your home on the MLS at a more reasonable cost. You won’t have to worry about the hefty commission fee that goes to traditional agents and the hassles of making and updating real estate listings online.
We make it easy and affordable to list your home on the MLS
At Real Estate Corners, we are proud of our ability to help our clients sell their homes while saving money. Use our flat-fee service to sell your for sale by owner home and list it on the MLS. We also offer a full-service listing if you want all the services of a traditional real estate agent at a low flat rate. Allow us to handle your home’s sale so you can sit back and relax. Call us at (612) 483-1230 to get started right away!
