FSBO vs a 1% commission full-service realtor
Learn about the FSBO time commitment
The average home sale involves coordination with 9 to 15 different professionals – from photographers to inspectors to title companies. We wrote our For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Guide to give you insider information to help you be successful.
Full Realtor services at a fair price of 1%.
Smart Listing Services provides full service selling your house without you doing it yourself. Instead of a 3% commission, you will pay only 1% to gain all the experience and service of a local real estate agent.
Smart Listing Services vs FSBO
| Services | FSBO | Smart Listing Services |
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| Local Realtor | |
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| Staging Consultation | |
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| Create Compelling Listing |  |
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| Multiple MLS listing sites | |
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| Professional Photos and Video | |
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| Home Floor Plan | |
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| Yard Sign Installed | |
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| Secure Bluetooth Lockboxes | |
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| Social Media Presence | |
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| Showing Service | |
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| Enhanced Market Expertise | |
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| Individual Home Website | |
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| Contract Expertise | |
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| Viewing and Showing Stats |  |
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| Negotiation Expertise | |
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| Offer Comparison Tool | |
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| Client Forms Storage | |
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| Comprehensive Checklists | |
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| Transaction Tracking / Calendar | |
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| Closing Review | |
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| Fee / Commission | $1,000 | 1% |
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Various Levels Offered
Full Offering
2024 survey data show that average FSBO homes sales are 12% lower when compared to average home sales with a realtor.
Smart Listing Services was designed to pay for itself with a higher return on your home sale.
FSBO Guide
Our “For Sale by Owner” Guide covers all the considerations of selling your home yourself, with over 10 pages of industry insider information to help you get started. It includes topics such as:
- Marketing your home. The most successful methods.
- Showing your home. The process for security and success.
- Negotiating. The realities and pitfalls, even full price offers can have hidden costs.
- Managing the inspection process. The considerations for responding to repair requests.
- Closing the sale. What affects the timeline and your success, and what is out of your control.
Smart Listing Guide for 1% commission
Our “Smart Listing” Guide has over 15 pages of our approach to selling your home for just a 1% commission.
- Understanding the current market.
- Impacting your visibility with pricing.
- Avoiding a “stale” listing, costing you money.
- Reaching buyers today where they look for homes.
- Marketing touchpoints and a DEEP dive into the considerations.
- Maximizing appearance and value with professional photos and videos.
Get a free Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) for your home
We will personally create a CMA for your home using actual home sales in your area. This is hand-reviewed by a realtor and much more accurate than a generic AVM which many websites provide for free.
How can we list for just 1%?
Technology used the right way: lower cost, better service
Instead of the national chains fitting you into their non-personal, automated, workflow, Smart Listing Services uses local agents and streamlines mundane administrative tasks of their job.
The result is your agent can provide “full commission” service at a lower cost. Sellers save on commission and agents spend more time doing what they love — working with people and selling homes.
"Agent guided and tech enabled to reduce your burden selling and maximize value..."
Our customers agree: Perfect 5 - star service at 1% commission
Perfect Five Star Rating on Houston Area Realtors
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David Doty has been involved The Woodlands real estate for 20 years, and spent the last 8 years as a realtor. He regularly sells high value homes in the area. Book a 30-minute consultation call or video chat directly onto his calendar.
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