In a typical real estate transaction, a home owner signs a Listing Contract with a real estate broker. Typically this contract is for a fixed percentage of the selling price of the home, usually 6 - 7%. The real estate broker then enters the home into the local Multiple Listing Service or MLS. Other real estate brokers or their sales people use the information on the MLS to match real estate buyers with whom they are working to the available inventory of homes in the MLS. When another Broker (or their agent) sells the home to their buyer, the listing broker then splits his commission with the selling broker. This type of arrangement has been going on for more than 100 years and has proven to be a very productive way to sell homes. The commission is typically not paid until and unless the broker is able to sell the property thereby alleviating the seller from any financial obligations if his home is unable to be sold!

Yes. Putting your home in the MLS system makes it available to the hundreds of real estate agents in your area. These agents have the buyers. Homes that are not in the MLS are invisible to these agents, and to the buyers they are representing.

Yes. One of the options you can choose is to have Valu-net Realty forward all leads from unrepresented individuals directly to you. Additionally, you can do your advertising and networking. During the entire listing contract you maintain the right to show your home your-self and negotiate your own purchase contract. Most other REALTORS® require you sign an exclusive right-to-sell contract that means even if you are the primary source for procuring your buyer, you still have to pay them a commission!

No. The MLS service will not permit your listing should you keep a FSBO sign with your phonr number on your property. Additionally, any advertising you do on your own must NOT contain the MLS number assigned to your property

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.At Valu-net Realty, we believe the future of marketing real estate is almost exclusively tied to the internet. The internet provides many efficiencies that can be utilized to save home-owners money when marketing their homes. One of the efficiencies Valu-net REALTORS® exploit is that they work exclusively from their homes rather than big expensive offices. Buyers no longer need to make appointments to go to a REALTOR®'s office to examine the "MLS" book. They can view all the listings they want to see from the privacy of their own computer, laptop, or smart phone. Valu-net REALTORS® also exploit the efficiencies of the internet by utilizing our "Flat Fee" approach to providing marketing services. Sellers know exactly what they are paying for and only order the services they need. And because we know we will be paid for all the work we perform, there is no incentive for us to seek large percentage fees as other firms do to cover those listings that don't sell. At six to seven percent, the typical commission charged by most brokers can become a financial burden that many homeowners may not be able to afford. An average priced home of $250,000 will require a commission amount of $17,500 at 7%. No wonder many people try to sell their homes themselves without the assistance of a broker! With our flat fee listing and representation fees you are only obligated to pay a one time up-front fee of as little as $249 to enter your property into the MLS. You pay the selling broker the normal ½ of the commission and our representation fee only when your property sells. This cuts your cost to sell your home almost in half. And, if you sell your home yourself, you pay NO commission!

If a home is priced correctly, it should sell in around 60 to 90 days. Your home may sell faster or slower. If your home does not sell, you can extend your listing for $99.

Yes, but only if a REALTOR® is the procuring source for the buyer of your home. You must designate a commission to be paid to a cooperating broker. The amount of commission to be paid is negotiable, as are all elements of the listing contract. However, Valu-net Realty will not accept listing contracts that offer a cooperating broker (buyer's broker) a commission of less than 2%.commissions to buyer's brokers of less than 2%. Commission rates are negotiable. Ultimately, it is your business decision how much, or how little, to offer the buyer's broker.

Valu-net Realty will refer all inquiries about your home from buyers not represented by buyer's agents to you directly if you choose to NOT have Valu-net Realty act as limited or "dual" agents. A Valu-net REALTOR® can be designated to dispense information and show your home on a "per call fee" basis of $100 per showing if you are unavailable to take calls or be present to show your home. Valu-net REALTORS® will defer any questions about price considerations or other issues of purchase negotiations to you when you return. All inquiries about your home from buyer's agents or from individual buyers when you have permitted Valu-net Realty to act as limited or "dual" agents will be handled by a Valu-net REALTOR®. If a Valu-net REALTOR® is successful in selling your home then all your representation fees will be waived.

Today, 85% of all home buyers start their search online. Not with the phonebook. Not with the newspaper. Online. Where do they go? Most start with either REALTOR.COM, Zillow, Trulia or they go directly to the local MLS web site. The MLS (Multiple Listing Service) is a corporation owned and controlled by the local association of REALTORS®. The MLS provides a central system for sharing information on properties for sale in an area so that real estate agents with buyers can match these buyers to properties listed by other agents. All local REALTORS® know that any home listed in the MLS that they would sell to their buyers will provide a commission to compensate them for all the work they perform on behalf of their buyers. Most MLS's have a public side to their web site that allows any person, whether they are being represented by a buyer's agent or not, to search through the inventory of homes available in that market. Additionally, REALTOR.COM, the national web site run by the National Association of REALTORS® receives daily updates from every MLS service in the country. This site is to the real estate industry what e-bay® is to the on-line auction industry. That is a LOT of exposure!

Valu-net Realty recommends that the commission you offer the cooperating broker be as close as possible to ½ of the typical commission in your area. With Valu-net Realty the commission you offer is totally up to you. However, we do not accept listings offering commissions to buyer's brokers of less than 2%. Commission rates are negotiable. Ultimately, it is your business decision how much, or how little, to offer the buyer's broker.

Almost 80% of all buyers use real estate agents when buying a home. A "For Sale by Owner" listing in the newspaper misses those buyers. Additionally, classified advertising rates for even the smallest ad will cost hundreds of dollars for daily exposure for even a few weeks.commissions to buyer's brokers of less than 2%. Commission rates are negotiable. Ultimately, it is your business decision how much, or how little, to offer the buyer's broker.

Cooperating brokers will call Showing Time for showing appointments. You will then be called by this service to schedule the showing. This service will solicit feed-back from each REALTOR® who shows your home. This feedback will be sent to your e-mail.