Flat Fee Real Estate

Flat Fee provides the same services that all other Vermont firms do but we simply charge less. For sellers, we visit the property and meet with the seller, conduct a market analysis, list the property in MLS, attend showings, assist in negotiations and provide ongoing guidance and advice until the property sells. For buyers, we send new listings, s... chedule and attend showings, assist in negotiations and contract drafting and provide ongoing guidance and advice until a property is purchased. 3. Does Flat Fee do open houses of its listings? Until November 2010 Flat Fee did hold open houses for listings. We made the decision based upon our data that open houses are not an effective way to sell a home in the 21st Century. Today buyers are no longer attending open houses, instead they scour over listings of property on the internet. Once they find listings that appeal to them they either call the listing agent or their buyer agent and schedule an appointment. Other firms continue to hold open houses but they do so in the hopes of meeting one or two new buyer clients. They do not realistically believe they are going to sell the home at an open house. 4. Will agents from other firms still show my property if I list with Flat Fee? Over the past 3 years our listings have been shown several hundreds of times by agents from other firms. If a property meets an agent's buyer's crtieria then they want to show them the property in the hopes of getting paid. A buyer's agent does not get paid unless their client finds a home they want to buy. Agents also have a legal obligation to look out for the best interest of their client and to put the client's interest above their own so if the buyer likes the property then they have a legal obligation to show them. 5. Are there any hidden fees or charges? There are no hidden fees or charges. For sellers, we do not get paid unless your house sells. For buyers, we do not get paid until you purchase a home. 6. Do I have to pay Flat Fee up front? We do not get paid until closing. For ...Read More