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Suncoast Estates Top Rated Flat Fee Real Estate Broker

You’ve worked hard on building up the equity on your home over time, so why should you give more of it away than you have to when it’s time to sell?

With our unique flat-fee listing model you get to have all of the positives of working with a full-service broker, while enjoying the savings that come with working with a flat-fee broker.

To see the possible savings you can make when you choose LISTED Realty as your selling agent, just move the slider to the level that is close to the current value of your home is worth…

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*Note: savings compared to a 3% listing commission for comparison.  

We Are Not Just About Saving You Money, But We Also Want To EXCEED All Your Expectations!

There is a minimum expectation that all sellers should have when they hire a broker to sell their property, however at LISTED Realty we believe that we need to ALWAYS give our BEST effort for every home-seller that we work with. There is no cutting corners with what we do, regardless of the value of a home. Our major goal is to sell every property that is trusted to us as quickly as possible, for the very best sales price possible – and doing it all while saving our clients money.

How do we do that? It’s simple, we use the latest real estate technology to take your home to the eyes of as many potential home-buyers as possible – and then, to save you money, our commission isn’t charged as a percentage of your home’s sales price, but instead you simply pay us a low flat-fee for the work that we do. Over the years we have saved our customers tens of thousands of dollars in listing commissions by using this model, and we would like to do the same for you too!

Why I Chose Listed Realty

Callum GardnerWhen I became a licensed real estate agent I preferred to join a brokerage that had progressive ideas. Coming from a real estate photography and videography background, I was approached by a number of larger brokerages who asked me to join their companies. I did go and speak to a few of them, and as excellent as they all sounded, the something that struck me was that everyone was saying the exact same thing (but using different words). Each company that I spoke to said they were different from their competitors but no one could explain anything specific that made all the difference , other than their name, or that they were part of a big franchise or they were a small independent boutique agency (both of which have pros and cons). When it came to the services that were on offer to their customers, there really was no recognizable difference.

Before joining LISTED Realty, I did work for a couple of other brokers, but I can’t say that I was ever completely happy because I really was always a small fish in a very large pond struggling to be noticed among the bigger fish who were swimming with me. I decided I needed to make change and then one day I came across LISTED Realty and their model of selling homes for flat-fee commissions, and decided to find out more about the model. While doing my research I spoke to a number of agents, all of who tried to steer me away from this model – not because they thought that it was inferior and offered less to the home sellers, but because it meant I would earn less commission for each sale that I made. Obviously this fact would probably steer a lot of agents away from wanting to offer it, but I remember when I was growing up my dad always used to tell me that when I start working, my priority should always be about finding something that I love, and always focus on doing the best job possible. In other words, I should always take pride in what I do. He always stressed that money shouldn’t be the number 1 priority for me because if I focused on the first two things, money would eventually come, but if I focused on money first, it didn’t mean the other two would follow.

After speaking to the broker at LISTED Realty, I quickly realized that her goals for the brokerage were completely aligned with my own, and her primary objective was not about earning as much money as possible, but instead on growing a brokerage that is trusted and known for offering a quality service at a fair price. Since being with LISTED Realty I have sold a number of homes for my clients, literally saving them thousands of dollars every time. The satisfaction that I get when I sell a home and show my clients how much money they have saved in commissions is immeasurable, and something I plan on continuing to do for a long time.  Callum Gardner Realtor® Tel: (239) 223-8224

Check Out Some of the Great Homes we have sold…and the Savings Our Customers Have Achieved!
SOLD
4875 E Riverside Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33905
$416,500
2 bed | 3 bath | 1,130 sqft

Ron and Denise saved $8995*

SOLD
11299 Callaway Greens Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33913
$265,000
3 bed | 2 bath | 1,688 sqft

Steve and Karen saved $4450*

SOLD
8771 Estero Blvd #301, Bonita Springs, FL 33931
$311,000
1 bed | 1 bath | 780 sqft

David and Lisa saved $5830*

* when compared to paying a 3% listing fee

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More About Suncoast Estates

Suncoast Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,384 at the 2010 census, down from 4,867 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Suncoast Estates is in northern Lee County and is nearly surrounded by unincorporated North Fort Myers. It is 6 miles (10 km) north of Fort Myers, the Lee county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.73 square miles (7.08 km2), of which 2.72 square miles (7.05 km2) are land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.42%, are water. The area drains south to the Caloosahatchee River.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,867 people, 1,815 households, and 1,196 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,810.9 people per square mile (698.6/km2). There were 2,107 housing units at an average density of 784.0/sq mi (302.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.17% White, 0.64% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.95% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.86% of the population.

There were 1,815 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.15.

Why a Suncoast Estates Flat-Fee MLS Broker May Be a Better Option For You

When selling a house, it’s essential to know the different manner ins which you can save money on your commission. For example, some representatives charge flat fees, while others require sellers to pay them a percentage commissions based off of just how much they offer their home for. So which is the much better choice for you?

What Does A Seller’s Agent Do To Earn Their Commission?

There are lots of reasons that dealing with a representative might be a better alternative than trying to deal with the sale of your home yourself. Representatives have access and insight into what it requires to efficiently market a house. When it concerns setting the list prices of your home it’s essential to price it properly if you wish to lower the variety of days that it stays unsold. Representatives use what is known as a comparative market analysis (CMA) utilizes various types of local data to determine various rates that your home may sell for, depending upon whether you are searching for a fast sale, or are prepared to wait it out in order get top dollar. In addition, when setting prices by themselves, house owners tend to use emotional details which actually has no bearing on what a home purchaser wants to pay, or what a home mortgage organization is willing to provide on such a home. Realty agents understand this and price the houses accordingly.

The second reason you ought to think about working with a property agent is because they will work out the sale in your place. Settlement can be complicated, and it’s important that you have somebody who has experience in these types of negotiations on your side. It’s extremely likely that the majority of buyers will be dealing with an experience representative (given that there is no charge for them to have this benefit), and a good agent is going to exploit every weak point that you may have when it concerns working out in order to get a much better offer for their client.

Third, representatives carry Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance coverage. The intricacies of a real estate deal and the exacting information can be a breeding place for errors. These are often minor or inadvertent however still liable to trigger legal procedures if the purchaser is not pleased with any problem found after the sale of the house has actually been finished. E&O Insurance safeguards against any potential liability from mistakes dedicated in your place during the sales procedure and if they take place to be major then E&O Insurance will cover the legal costs.

What Is An Agents Cost When It Comes To Selling A Home?

Great representatives understand how to effectively market a home in all sort of market conditions. The truth is innovation is making the online home offering procedure much easier and even more effective. Technology permits representatives to note a home in less time, with less manual labor required on their part. For a lot of agents this has actually been not reflected in the amount that they charge their sellers for listing their houses. Nevertheless, flat-fee brokers do acknowledge this by charging a lower quantity than would be paid when compared to be charged 2-3% of a house’s list prices as commission.

Regardless of whether a commission is being charged as a percentage or a flat-fee, the same quantity of effort should be made to market a home so that it offers quickly and at the very best price possible. In a perfect world this would be a reality, but sadly it doesn’t seem to be the case. If you speak with 5 various representatives relating to the sales of your home, you will probably get 5 different descriptions on exactly what they will do to assist you get your home sold. Some agents do as little as taking the pictures of the house, in addition to the information of the house, and put them onto the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) database, and just await purchasing agents to bring prospective buyers to view the home. It becomes worse when some representatives pick to forego the costs of professional photography to guarantee the home exists in addition to possible online, and will take pictures with their mobile phones and use those. So their expenses would be minimal.

Then you have the more expert representatives who will invest their own money (or their brokers’ cash) to not just have expert photographs, however likewise video, 3D virtual tours, in addition to newspaper and online advertising (i.e. they are really making an effort to try and find a buyer as well as offering a home). With these agents the expenses for marketing a home will be hundreds, and depending upon the place, maybe even thousands of dollars. So the choice on precisely how much a representative wants to spend on marketing dollars actually will depend on the potential return on their investment when the house ultimately offers. Therefore, an agent who is going to make 3% commission, is most likely most likely to invest more cash than a representative who is only going to earn 2%.

So with this being stated, you might ask with that reasoning, won’t a percentage based agent invest more cash on marketing than a flat-fee commissioned agent? A lot of time that is most likely to be the case, and you will find flat-fee brokers out there who will freely market that they do nothing more than include your residential or commercial property details and photographs that you have to offer into the MLS. Then you have full-service flat-fee brokers like LISTED Realty in Fort Myers who provide the specific very same services that you would anticipate from a percentage based broker. As an agent with LISTED Realty, I supply expert photography, expert videography, a 3D virtual trip and internet marketing for all of my listings no matter just how much your house is going to be cost, since I think it’s my responsibility to do whatever in my power to assist get a home offered quickly and efficiently. Just how much commission I earn would not be a driving factor for my marketing efforts.

So, Which Is The Best Option– A Percentage Based Broker Or A Flat-Fee Broker?

Clearly any house seller, when they select an agent to help them sell their homes is performance and worth. There is no point in cutting the quantity that you will pay in commission if you choose an agent who can’t offer your house and it rests on the marketplaces for months and months, and you find yourself continuing to pay a home loans, insurances, taxes, etc, which exercise to be more than the additional commission you would have paid to a far more efficient agent who could offer your home quicker. Ideally, you would have the very best of both worlds, where you can have the complete suite of sales, marketing and support services of your agent and their broker, however paying as little in agents’ commission as you can.

When you speak to possible representatives that you might want to work with, don’t just ask them for specifics on how they’re going to market the home for you, and what extra administrative support is being provided, likewise inquire for something called a Seller’s Net Sheet, which offers a complete breakdown of all the expenses related to offering a particular house to compute just how much the seller can anticipate to bank when their home has been offered. A Seller’s Net Sheet will include all of the representatives’ commissions among the other costs.

When you have all of the details above, then you must have the ability to make an informed choice on which option is best for you.

If you are thinking of selling your home in Suncoast Estates or any of the surrounding areas and would like to know more about the flat-fee, full broker service from LISTED Realty please call me at (239) 223-8224 and let’s schedule an appointment to talk.