How does the MLS, Buyer Agents, and Commissions work?

Transcript: You want to sell your home. How do you find a buyer? Finding a buyer isn’t easy. Some people assume that a real estate agent is the only way to sell a home, so they pay the huge traditional commission. But a few people are aware of a new option for selling that works just as well, and also saves the average seller $8,072. This is “How to Find a buyer for your home.” As you probably know, a buyer is unlikely to drive down your street and see a yard sign. Classified advertising in the newspaper died a long time ago. So How do you find a buyer? You want to find a buyer, and that requires two elements: Making agents aware of your home, and motivating agents to show and sell your home to their buyers. Let’s talk about how to make agents aware of and motivated to sell your home. Why agents? Nine out of ten buyers work with agents to buy a home. Agents either decide or influence which homes their buyers will see. Unfortunately, Realtors generally aren’t aware of by owner property. How do you make agents aware that your home is for sale? That is where BuySelf Realty comes in. For a flat fee of less than $500, BuySelf Realty can open up your home to the huge population of buyers who work with agents. BuySelf Realty’s proven system makes agents aware of your home, using the home finding tool every agent already uses to find homes for their buyer. When agents are aware of your home, they will show their buyers when properly motivated. How do you motivate those agents to show your property? Unfortunately, Realtors typically don’t bring their buyers to a sale by owner property. BuySelf Realty’s service requires that you offer the buyer agent half of the typical commission, two or three percent in most areas. Agents will know all the information they need, in the same format and location as the other homes they consider. For example, agents see the commission offered in the exact same way the traditional Realtor homes they show their buyers. The service also shows you how to motivate the agents to bring their buyers and sell your property just like it was listed with a traditional real estate company. Agents from every major real estate company have brought their buyers, sold, and successfully closed on BuySelf Realty’s flat fee sellers. Having motivated and aware agents covers the basics, but there are other keys that may not be so obvious. For example, agents expect to schedule a showing appointment, review paperwork that is in order, and other key items the seller must be prepared for. BuySelf Realty’s service shows sellers exactly how this is done. Even better, sellers still have the option of finding their own buyer and selling with no buyer agent commission. The service includes web advertising on hundreds of the most popular real estate websites. Thousands of sellers have successfully sold their homes with BuySelf Realty since 1998. That track record has resulted in an A Rating with the Better Business Bureau. Sellers also appreciate having a professional available to answer their questions. We all hope that the perfect buyer will find our home with little or no work, but that happens so rarely you can’t plan on it. To sell your home, you need real estate agents to be aware of and motivated to sell your home. BuySelf Realty is the easy way to find the home buyer, and soon be enjoying an $8,072 larger check from the sale. This has been “How to Find a buyer for your home.”