Sarasota Florida Flat Fee MLS Listings FSBO – Discount Realtor & Broker

(No Matter How High Inventory Gets, or How Out of Whack Rates Become, This Picture Represents Why Florida Real Estate Will Always Be In High Demand.. We Live in Paradise..) 

I’ve Been Working Overtime To Bring You Better Service.. 

Wow! Its been a great 2 months for Shirley International Realty! I apologize for being a little distant from my blog, (You’ll notice I haven’t posted in a few weeks) but I have been “on the ball” rounding up as many great relationships as possible that assist me in selling Real Estate! My Flat Fee MLS Listings have been a dependable avenue for sellers to get exposure on the MLS and I’ve learned so many things about my competition.. I want to re-iterate why I feel we have a competitive advantage over Full Service Listing Agents, & other Flat Fee Listing Brokers..

Full Service Listing Agents Aren’t Providing Over-the-Top Service..

The Real Estate Market is slow.. Unfortunately, thats the reality of the situation we’re in.. When this happens its only natural for real agents to 1)Bail out of the business (to the tune of 1,000+ agents dropping out of the local Sarasota Board of Realtors) 2)Tighten up on Marketing Expenses.. Even I am very picky about the Full Service Listings I am taking and have turned down quite a few because I know the seller can’t afford to pay me 6%, and price the home to sell.. I don’t think every seller is in this distressed situation, but for the ones that are, dishing out 6% shouldn’t be “in the cards” for your hard earned equity.. Full Service Listings are simply listing your home on the MLS and then waiting for another agent to bring a buyer, so they can collect their commission.. Is this the attitude you want from your sales person? I’m not saying all listing agents operate like this because I know quite a few that are worthy of that 6%.. However, most assume holding a few open houses and running a classified ad is worth 6%.. I have a better option for you..

Find the Best Way to Get Your Home on the MLS..

Our Flat Fee Listing service eliminates the seller from paying a listing commission.. This allows you to offer broker incentives and discount your property’s asking price.. We can put you on the MLS for a Low Flat Rate & STILL provide you more service than most 6% agents.. I love my Flat Fee offering because we’re closing so many deals for our Flat Fee clients by saving them money at the closing table & delivering a great price to the new buyer! The real estate market is still in good shape for a sale.. Inventory is up, but you can compete as long as your receiving the right advice & marketing strategies from savvy real estate people..

The Reasons Why Shirley International Realty Can Help You Sell Through a Flat Fee MLS Listing..

-1) We can list & sell any home in the continental US (I’ll go into how we’ve worked this out in a future post).. This ability gives us maximum exposure to the latest marketing strategies & techniques to get your home sold the quickest in any market.. (Florida isn’t such a bad market by the way!)

2) When you Flat Fee list with us, you can make changes to your listing at any time.. (This is very uncommon among my competitors.. This gives most Flat Fee Brokers an opportunity to charge you more for your listing.. Not with us.. You need a new picture added to the listing, or a price change on your home, We’ll Get it Done For You!)

3) Our Price is Unbeatable.. $199 until your home is sold or until you terminate the listing, unlimited changes to your listing, & an agent on Call from 9-5 to talk to you about Real Estate Market Conditions.. Unbeatable! We offer Value..

4) Efficiency is our Strength.. As soon as I get pictures of your home, within 24 hours, your home is active on MLS and your phone may start ringing.. I know full listing agents that drag their feet getting your home listing.. I’m operating with a sense of urgency here! Let’s get you home sold quickly..

5) I’m an Internet & Search Engine Optimization Guru… I’ve taken a number of websites; real estate, fitness, etc. and turned them into high traffic platforms in less than 1 month.. I can show you so many avenues of listing your home on the internet that you will get you more internet exposure than your competition.. I have a database of over 100 websites that I can advertise your home on.. Getting your home listing on many web portals, and putting it in front of as many people as possible, is what you want in a listing agent.. I’m your Guy!

5) I Can Market Your Home Internationally.. I have a database of over 75 international real estate domain websites that are specifically set up to sale Florida Real Estate to Overseas buyers.. I can get your home in front of the international crowd that’s buying our real estate due to our weak economy.. This is where the market’s at, and I’ve found a way to bring them to my listings (Your Home).. International Marketing of Real Estate is What I’m focused on Now!

6) If You Need Help with the a Real Estate Contract or Disclosures to Make Sure Your Selling Your Home Properly, We Can Do This..

Give me a call or drop me an email about how I can help you sell your home.. I have an endless menu of ways I can help you market your home and generate a buyer! I like our current market conditions, and I’m actually selling more real estate now than I was 3 1/2 years ago when it was easy.. I’m making things happen for you, and would love to help.. Let me know what I can do!

Justin Shirley..

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(Which Guy Could Sell Your Home the Quickest? The One in the Blue Shirt and Gold Tie Looks Like a Winner to Me.. (But The Donald Wins the Best Resolution Pic Award..)

The real estate market has picked up quite a bit in the Shirley International Realty Inc. office.. I’m seeing many international buyers diving into the market and taking advantage of economic slumps in the States, & many investors sinking their investment dollars back into rental properties, vacation homes, & really taking advantage of the great deals that our market is currently saturated with..

We feel our advances in internet marketing have lead to many of recently closed deals, and are now providing listing services for sellers all over the state of Florida. I will go over our new marketing techniques in a soon-to-be post.. For now, I want to take a look at the number of closed sales that have occured during the month of April 2008, and see if the market reflects the, “in-office” spike we’ve noticed..

Our numbers reflect Sarasota’s MLS statistics of Closed Transactions only during the month of April..

Single-Family Homes – 291

Condominium – 139

Multi-Family – 6

Land – 5

Its nice to see the single-family products selling really well.. This is probably a reflection of builder incentives, and being out of “season”, you’ll see more buyers grabbing the single-family homes as they are more interested in living here full time (annually). The condo market really spikes well in the early & late quarters, so moving out of that the single-family looks a little more attractive. Plus, with real estate prices coming down so low, as I mentioned above, there are many investors putting tenants in single-family products and trying to cash flow these investments. Great for the market, and clearing out the bargain/discount/distressed properties that many of sellers are competing against.

Here’s a list of the number of properties that entered the market during the month of April.

Single-Family Homes – 730

Condominiums – 425

Mult-Family – 42

Land – 44

 As you can see the trend continues.. As the market picks up quite bit, and the volume of buying spikes, so do the number of sellers entering the market and trying to take advantage. This could continue for years to come, so its important to have an agent that markets your home internationally, putting your listing in front of more buyers than the competing sellers.

Talk to Shirley International Realty Inc. about listing your home and saving money at the closing table! Our sales volume is up as our model is to work harder during this phase of the real estate game because many Realtors are diving out of the business and this is the time to seperate our brand from other firms. We love selling real estate! Let us know how we can help you!

Justin Shirley..

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