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Compare to Traditional Agents

The $8,072 average commission savings gives you more flexibility to price your home more attractively than sellers who have to pay 6% or more, enabling you to sell faster than traditionally listed homes.

  BuySelf Traditional Agent
Cost As low as 449 5-7%
Commission Offered to Buyer Agent Recommended: comparable to other listings in area, usually 2-3%(paid by seller at closing) Comparable to other listings in area, usually 2-3% paid from agent out of 5-7% they receive from seller.
Agent Friendly Yard Sign Yes Yes
Award-Winning Internet Marketing Yes Often still learning. Per Consumer Reports, 15-25% of agents do zero internet marketing.
Source of Most Buyers MLS Listing MLS Listing
% of Buyers Obtained by Listing Agent’s non-MLS Marketing Less than 10% Less than 10%
Listing/Asking price for property Can be lower and more attractive, only needs to cover listing fee of $449 or less Higher and less attractive, must cover listing fee of 2.5-3%
Buyer Agents Show Listings Yes Yes
Buyer Agents from All Major Companies Have Sold Listings Yes
Agent-friendly Listing Yes Yes
Seller approves each showing; agent access via key lockbox Yes (lockbox included in package, use not required) Yes
Experience 19+ Years 4 years (Average real estate agent in 2007)
List properties in local Realtors MLS Yes Yes
Realtor.com Listing Showcased Realtor.com photo with 25 color photos Showcase offered in less than 2% of all listings
Maximum Number of MLS Photos Included Yes Many listings only include 1 photo
Broker Experience in Number of Transactions Thousands 48 total career (Average real estate agent in 2007)
Who has Control of Listing Seller Agent
Seller Gets Direct Info about Listing Yes Only through agent
Cancel anytime if not sold Yes Locked in for entire listing term
Live support by licensed agent Yes Yes
Can list without scheduled meetings Yes No
Can list within 1 business day Yes Often time-consuming
Virtual Tours available Yes Uncommon
Includes Paperwork to Comply with Home Selling Laws Yes Yes
Licensed Broker Yes Yes

Traditional real estate agents use many of the same techniques we use to market properties, but charge twice as much. And most of the work in finding a property is done by the buyer’s agent or the buyers themselves, not the listing agent. And yet the broker still wants you to pay them 6% for this service, which we offer for a low flat feE.

Consider the following:

  • There is no difference between a flat fee MLS listing and a full-service listing. Your listing will look exactly the same as though you were listed through a traditional agent.
  • Traditional brokers pay half their commission to a buyer’s agent if the buyer has an agent, but keeps the entire commission for themselves if the buyer doesn’t. Under our system, if the buyer isn’t represented by an agent, you keep the savings, meaning you pay no commission whatsoever. Why shouldn’t the broker pass the savings on to you, rather than keeping it for themselves?
  • Buyer’s agents from all top 100 real estate companies have sold properties listed through our service.
  • Our average customer saves $8,072!