If you are considering selling your home yourself, you may have heard or read that you can list your Minnetonka FSBO home (For Sale By Owner) on Realtor.com without even using a Realtor®—’Realtor®-free’ if you will. This could be the next new ‘real estate diet’ fad. Why buy the “Realtor®-Free” product? Advertise anywhere in the United States, all contacts/leads go directly to you, no need for a local agent or to be listed in the Minnetonka MLS.Sounds like a late night infomercial. Yours-”commission-free” for just a small up-front monthly fee of $90! But wait there’s more! For just $219 you will receive a pricing report! But that’s not all…for $279 you also get a yard sign! Wait! For $389 we will throw in a photo slide and video tour! There’s more…for our best customers there is the Silver package! For a mere $659 you can upgrade to a realtor dot com showcase Minnetonka FSBO listing and a featured property package! Hurry, there is a limited supply, but if you act now and go for the Gold package for just $769 you get your home listed in the local Minnetonka MLS and Realtor.com for 6 months. Don’t look now, but when you went from the Silver to the Gold package you no longer get the showcase listing on Realtor.com!
I can hear the conversation at the holiday parties now–”I put my home on the market ‘Realtor®-Free’. I’m going to ‘lose the broker fee’ in less than 6 months! If I just cut out Minnetonka real estate agents and all they offer, I will make more money! By spring I will be as fit (financially) as a fiddle! I think I’ll go the ‘Minnetonka FSBO’ route.”
We all know that the Realtor®-Free approach has worked in the past for many sellers. But just like going on a diet, a steady approach under the supervision of a professional usually has the most beneficial, proven results.
Warning: sellers with high blood pressure, stomach problems, insomnia should consult with a Minnetonka Realtor before starting the Realtor®-Free diet. If you begin the Realtor®-Free diet and develop any of the above symptoms or begin to suffer emotional stress discontinue the Realtor®-Free diet immediately and contact your local real estate professional for a thorough evaluation.
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