W hy pay to list your property on these websites, only to have your information sold to area agents, as part of a lead generation program? Some FSBO websites claim to list your property in the local MLS. Fact is, they can't unless they are licensed and join the MLS association! Given the fact that most of these FSBO site companies are located in the California region, I feel it's unlikely they are members of our local MLS here in the Smokies! But never fear, they engineered a work-a-round for that!

They solicit the information out (yet another program ) to licensed agent members of the local MLS who, in exchange for a stiff referral fee % to the "FSBO site company" might list your home in their MLS. Not saying they all operate this way, only the vast majority.

The winner in this is the website owners! They make $$$ three ways from one listing!

I 've spent countless hours online, researching the For Sale by Owner websites, reading their terms and conditions and all the fine print that most consumers never click on. They are all much the same. I do have first hand knowledge from an agent perspective of their operation. I too bought into the programs years ago as a young agent. I remember the people on the other end of the phone telling me I was the --- # to call them in 30 minutes! How humiliating!

That's why I made the decision to find a way for East Tennessee sellers to get their listings into our local MLS associations. I started the Flat Fee MLS Listing Service as part of Bryan Realty of East Tennessee. As a Broker, I can put the listings into the MLS but I felt sellers need more than just to have it put into the MLS. They need a property website to share with friends and family and their social media circles. They need professional flyers for prospective buyers. They need a yard sign with their contact information on it and that's how I built my Flat Fee MLS listing package.

Feel free to download an example of my terms and conditions page from the Flat Fee Listing Agreement by clicking here.

Flat Fee Package Includes

• 6 Month Listing

• 1 MLS Submission (Greater Smoky Mtn. Association of Realtors - MLS)

• Max Photos Allowed by MLS

• Listing Syndication to other websites via MLS feed

• 1 Yard Sign

• 1 Directional Sign

• Free Support

• Free Price Changes

• 1 Photo Change

• 100 Property Flyers

• 1 Flyer Box for Yard Sign

• 1 Single Property Website for Seller to share

• 1 eBlast to Neighboring Agents in Tri-State Area

Additional Services/Marketing (additional charges apply)

Contract Representation $450 additional

• Buyer pre-qualification due diligence

• Negotiation of all offers

• Contracts, Disclosures, & Addenda Reviewed

• Appraisal, Pest & Inspection coordination

• Title coordination, HUD & Closing Documents review

Additional Yard Signs $50 each

Video Tour $450 per property

Lockbox $60 each

Replacement Flyers $49 per 100