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Your home is the most important and highest value investment you will likely ever have. You put up a down payment, made monthly payments on your mortgage, maintained your property and collected years of memories. When it is time to move, it’s only fair to expect the highest return on your sale – it’s your equity! At Home1Realty.com, we understand your desire to take away the highest NET proceeds from your sale. That is why we created the 1% or less selling programs… To help get you the money you have earned on your home.
YOUR HOME SELLING OPTIONS
1. Flat Rate & Full-Service Discount Agency
While the listing fee of 6% has been a market accepted norm for decades, real Estate agency fees are not fixed and are negotiable. Traditional agencies and franchise brands have strived to keep listing commissions at 6% and luxury listings as high as 8%. In fact, they have tried to diminish the value of discount agencies for years. However, the question lingers regarding the difference of the degree of difficulty in selling a home in one price range as a oppoesed to another, and why one transaction should be worth markedly higher agency fee than another. This is the basis on which lower agency fees and flat rate real estate agents base their business model.
Brands don’t sell properties, Good agents do!
At Home1Realty, we believe that you should have options for selling your home that are fairly priced to provide the level of product or service you require – hence, our motto: “Real Estate. Your Way.”. Our 1% Full-Service Agency is just that, full service agency for 1% commission plus a $395 retainer to pay for a portion of the listing expenses -photos, sign post, lock box, color sale brochures, etc. And if you compare our service offering to that of a traditional brokerage, you will note that we offer the same service (& more than some brokers) – we don’t cut the service only trim the fat!
Traditional & Franchise Agency
By traditional agency, we are referring to the legacy real estate & franchise brokerages that train and market “value” of upholding an industry commission standard of ~ 6%. What many consumers are confused about is the cooperative nature of the real estate business where the listing brokerage is contracted to sell a home for a fee (commission) that they share with a buyers agent – example, 3% for listing and 3% for buying agency. While the question of agent value may be in question by some, the importance of having separate agency representation is deemed important in order to provide both parties the fiduciary protection – to keep insure that their best interests are being guarded. As a result, offering a co-op agency commission for the other agents to bring their buyers to see properties has been a vital part of marketing in addition to protecting both sides during a transaction.
Sellers have always had the right to dictate the total listing fee and what portion of that fee, if any, they wish to direct towards attracting buyer agents to show the home. Today, some special interest groups have taken the matter of commissions and agency fees transparaency to court with the main smoking gun being a lack of transparency in seller options. This issue has affected the entire industry even where agents have been very good at explaining seller options and fees. And, a reason why Flat rate & discount brokerages are flourishing now. At Home1Realty, our program is clear, fairly priced and you are in charge!
2. FSBO For Sale By Owner – MLS Listing Service
Selling your home on your own can be appealing. For some it is about the prospect of a neighbor or visitor to the community presenting an easy sale. For others it is about the element of control in showing and negotiating a deal. But, nearly all report that saving money on commission is a driving factor. While there are many reasons to utilize the services of a licenced real estate agent, here are some facts to consider when deciding to put your home on the market For Sale By Owner.
- Real Estate Fees are Negotiable – the average traditional agent commission is 5.47%.
- 7% of Residential Sales are FSBO and 75% of ALL FSBO sales are agent assisted.
- FSBO Homes Sold for 24% More compared to agent-listed home sales.
- FSBO Sales tend to cost the seller more in concessions or repairs.
3. Instant Cash Offer… AKA Wholesale
When it comes to the wolf knocking on your door, this may be in the form of a so-called “i-Buyer” or instant cash buyer. The first thing that should come to mind when you recieve an instant cash offer is WHOLESALE. These companies make an instant cash offer playing on fear with such things as no preparation, no repairs, no showings, no haggling and a more flexible schedule to move out.
Upon more careful review, you will see that they highlight the negative to instill fear of selling your home thru an agent – inconvenience, repairs, fees, etc. They also use words like “fair market value” and “no hidden fees”. What these whosale buyers don’t tell you is that they deduct every defficiency from the data-driven comps – that the cash offer they extend will be reduced for aged mechanicals, damage repairs and deficencies found in your home.
Why We Offer Instant Cash Offers: Instant cash buyers can be a beneficial resource when life demands a fast, no hassle sale – such as emergency medical needs or facing a tight foreclosure timeline. It can also be of benefit if your home is in grave disrepair, inherit a hoarder’s home, and other circumstances. Whatever your situation, you will be sacrificing part of your hard earned equity when selling to an iBuyer. So, you would always benefit from speaking to a full-time local real estate professional before making any decision on your home’s value.
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