Piney-Z Homes & Real Estate by Groover Realty

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Local Flat Rate Broker

1500 SqFt house

Average $144/SqFt

In 67 days (2 house payments)*

Sells for $216,000

Costs:

$2,000+/- “Flat Rate Fee”

$5,400 Buyer’s Broker

(not mentioned in all advertising)

$2,000+ in Mortgage Payments

Net to Seller:

$206,600

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1500 SqFt house

Average $150/SqFt

In 32 days (1 house payment)*

Sells for $225,000

Costs:

$6,750 Listing Broker

$6,750 Buyer’s Broker

$1,000+ in Mortgage Payments

Net to Seller:

$210,500

Difference: Almost $4,000, plus

you actually get FULL SERVICE with

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You really do get what you pay for.

Why would some Discount Brokers take longer to sell and wind up selling for less? Maybe since there is no industry standard defining “Full Service,” different people mean different things by the terminology. All REALTORS® are NOT the same! That, or possibly CNBC noticed something important. Click here to read an article from CNBC.

*Statistics from the Tallahassee Board of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service showing all re-sales in the Northeast Quadrant of Tallahassee, priced $200,000 to $400,000, closed 12/01/2005 to 12/01/2006.