What is a flat fee listing?

Many property owners would like to know “What is a flat fee listing?” 

Answer:  In a traditional full service brokerage relationship, a seller pays a commission based on the sales price of the property, to the seller’s brokerage firm, which is then split between a buyer’s broker and a seller’s broker.  Though there is no set commission fee amongst competing brokers, commissions usually add several thousands of dollars to the cost of the real estate transaction.  Services rendered for this fee vary greatly and are often hard for the property owner to quantify and verify. 

With a flat fee listing service you pay, what in almost all cases, amounts to be a fraction of a commission cost up front to a brokerage firm such as Overland Property Services, Inc.  For your reduced fee, you receive almost exactly the same marketing services as our full service competitors (and in some cases it is even more inclusive!). 

The main difference between a limited service or flat fee listing versus the full service traditional listing is the listing broker’s involvement in the contract process. If you have a traditional full service contract with a broker, part of his/her service is to ideally provide assistance once your property goes under contract through the close of the property.  In a flat fee service listing, the seller or landlord maintains control of the contract/leasing process.   You may choose to self manage the deal or you may choose to have Overland Property Services, Inc. provide for a sales contract or commercial leasing process. If you do choose to purchase the transaction management option we provide, there still is a substantial savings to the seller or landlord versus paying for a traditional full service brokerage package. 

 For more information on flat fee real estate listings in Northern Colorado please contact us at info@overlandproperty.net or 970-631-8987.

Welcome!

We would like to take a moment to introduce Overland Property Services, Inc.   We are a real estate brokerage firm in Northern Colorado that serves Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Greeley, Longmont, Berthoud, Wellington, Eaton, Severance, Ault, Milliken, Johnstown and Timnath. 

 We offer two types of brokerage services: flat fee and full service.  There are many choices when it comes to full service brokerage firms in Northern Colorado but we are one of the only local firms to offer flat fee real estate listing services for both commercial as well as residential real estate.   We are a local firm with experience in and knowledge of the local market. 

Flat fee listings are beneficial to the property owner for many reasons.  We would like to highlight our flat fee services for your consideration.

Today, in this global economy, local, regional and national exposure for your property is key!  à With the changing real estate market, most buyers and sellers do all of their preliminary sales research on-line.à Driving around looking for “For Sale” signs no longer draws the same attention as it did in the past.à Overland Property Services, Inc. offers real estate packages for clients who wish to keep real estate commissions at a minimum. à We have several options for sellers of residential properties and for sellers/landlords and commercial properties (including land parcels). With a flat fee service you pay, what usually amounts to be a fraction of what a full commission would cost, up front to a brokerage firm such as Overland Property Services, Inc.  à For your reduced fee, you receive almost exactly the same marketing services as our full service competitors (in some cases it is even more inclusive!).à We also have a thorough and varied list of a la carte options a seller or landlord may wish to purchase in addition to our basic listing packages. à Lastly, our listing term is for a full year!  Nearly all of our competitors for flat fee provide an initial 6-month listing period. 

We invite you to explore our web site and view all of the options we can provide you in terms of real estate services for a fraction of what you would pay in a traditional brokerage relationship.

 Many questions you may have about how this brokerage relationship works are addressed in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) of our website, but should you need further information or wish to speak with us directly, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@overlandproperty.net. We look forward to working with you!  

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