What is the MLS?
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    MLS Info & FAQ's

    Residential or commercial property owners can now minimize the fees paid when marketing their residential or commercial property through a realty broker by utilizing our MLS program. List your residential or commercial property on the Multiple Listing Service for an in advance fee of $399.95.

    By publishing your residential or commercial property for sale in the MLS, your listing will feed to the following sites - Realtor.com, Zillow, Redfin, Trulia plus a lot more! Scroll down below for more details & FAQ's about this package.

    MLS FAQ

    What is the MLS?

    The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is a regional database that advertises residential or commercial properties for sale to certified genuine estate agents. Each location has a distinct MLS that is used by local genuine estate representatives and is just accessible to these representatives. Once listed on your regional MLS, your residential or commercial property may feed (depending upon area) to several national genuine estate websites, such as Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, Yahoo and more. The exposure you get on the MLS is incredible! (Thousands of realty representatives through your local MLS and millions of potential buyers through the web.)

    How does the MLS package work?

    Once you sign-up for the MLS Package, the listing broker for your area will email you the extra documents required by the MLS. Once the kinds have actually been sent back to the listing broker, the residential or commercial property is listed and appointed a MLS number. The listing broker will list your residential or commercial property on your regional MLS for six months and at that point the service is supplied and there are no refunds. Once noted in the MLS, you will be for provings, additional marketing, open homes, negotiations, and so on. Please click your state on the map for complete information in your area.

    Will my contact information be posted on the MLS and on Realtor.com, Zillow and other public websites?

    Your contact phone will be posted on the actual MLS. The seller contact info is not enabled on any public website. By default, the listing broker's name and telephone number will appear on your MLS listing along with the general public realty websites, such as Realtor.com, Zillow, and so on. It will be the listing broker's contact info on the public websites. FSBO.com, nor the listing broker, have any control over this or where prospective buyer leads are sent out. This is the exact same no matter which business you list with.

    Does the MLS Package include any products?

    The MLS Package does NOT include any signs or materials. You can see whatever that is included for your location using the map above. Click your State on the map for complete details on what is included.

    Yard Signs, Directional Arrows, Brochures, etc can be acquired separately from the FSBO Store once your MLS order has been submitted. *** Please contact the listing broker before purchasing extra products as certain MLS's have guidelines concerning signs and you may not have the ability to use a FSBO indication ***

    When will my MLS listing post on Realtor.com and the other websites?

    In a lot of locations, your MLS listing will feed through to Realtor.com and the other sites within 1-3 business days after being active in the MLS. Realtor.com pulls minimal info from the MLS and sometimes takes a couple of days to pull the image. The listing representative has no control over how long it requires to feed through to Realtor.com. Also, specific residential or commercial property types will not feed through to all of the websites. Please contact the listing broker before submitting the MLS documents.

    Will I be able to keep control over my listing on Zillow if I list my residential or commercial property in the MLS?

    No, when your residential or commercial property is active in the MLS you will not keep control of your listing on Zillow or any other websites that pull their information from the MLS. This is out of our control as this is an automatic feed from the MLS. Once your are listed in the MLS you are technically no longer a FSBO so your Zillow listing will go from For Sale By Owner to For Sale (with a listing agent).

    Can I cancel my MLS listing early?

    Yes, you may cancel your MLS listing at anytime throughout the 6 month listing duration, nevertheless the in advance listing cost is not refundable or prorated. Before participating in a composed listing arrangement with a licensed realty broker, you should ask about whether there are any extra fees charged for early cancellation. Please note - Once the MLS kinds have been sent back to the listing agent, we are unable to use refunds.

    Can I upgrade my existing FSBO.com package to the MLS plan?

    Yes, you might update to the MLS package. FSBO.com does not keep any credit card information on file. For this factor, you will require to either upgrade online by visiting to your account. Once visited click on "Edit" and then on "Upgrade my Package". You will be called through e-mail by the listing broker within 24 hr of updating with a couple of additional kinds that are needed by the MLS.

    I have purchased the MLS bundle, what is the next step to get listed on the MLS?

    We have referred your details to a licensed genuine estate broker who will position your residential or commercial property in the MLS. They will call you via email within 24 hr to get going on the required MLS forms (please ensure to check your email and your SPAM folder). Once these types have actually been submitted back to the listing broker for entry into the MLS we are unable to offer refunds.

    Will my MLS listing feed to Zillow & Trulia?
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    In many cases, yes the residential or commercial property will automatically feed to these two sites. If your MLS does not work together with these sites then you will need to manually include your listing. Unfortunately, we have no control over this. It is free and just takes a couple of minutes to do this. Here are the guidelines ...

    Enter your residential or commercial property address on Zillow. Click the link to see your residential or commercial property details. Next to the map click the button beside "More" that has an arrow pointing down. From there you can "Claim This Home" so you can modify the residential or commercial property details and also "Post for sale free of charge".