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Discount Realty Services For Sellers In Austin, Georgetown & Lakeway
Helping You Sell Your Home
Meeting Your Goals!
At Austin Discount Realty we know that you have many goals in selling your house including:
- Selling for the highest possible price at the lowest possible cost.
- Selling in the least amount of time possible.
- Selling with as little worry, stress and inconvenience to you as possible.
- Saving money!
It is our mission to help you achieve you these goals!
In today’s market, consumers want choices and with Austin Discount Realty we will offer you a wide range of options depending on the level of service you need.
If you feel comfortable with performing some of the necessary duties required to sell a home then we have several options available (depending on how much support you need) which will place your property on the MLS and several other websites for a very low flat fee.
If, however, you do not have a great deal of experience in selling houses and you feel that you need some more service and support we have options available that will give you full service and support for a fraction of the COST of the full “service” (full COST might be a better word) Realtors.
With all of our programs we will begin with a thorough examination of property comparables in order to correctly price your home (known as a CMA). This is critical because pricing the home correctly will help to ensure that your home will sell for the most amount of money possible in a reasonable amount of time. This CMA is provided to you FREE OF CHARGE.
The next step is to get your home prepared for sale. This will include a professional home staging consultation (which is included FREE OF CHARGE). With this service we will come into your home and assess its marketability and make several suggestions for improvements that may help you to achieve a higher price and/or shorter market time.
After your home is ready for sale we will begin our marketing campaign. The primary marketing vehicle will be putting a professional looking advertisement on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). The MLS is a closed access (i.e. you must be a Realtor to input properties onto it) computer system that is used by all of the Real Estate agents in every city in the U.S. It is crucial to have a quality listing with professional photos (included FREE OF CHARGE) on the MLS to effectively market your property.
We will also provide to you ( FREE OF CHARGE) a listing in several other websites including REALTOR.com (the #1 online Real Estate website in the country), Austin Home Search (the #1 website in Austin), Google, Yahoo, AOL, Trulia, Zillow and many other websites (a total of over 30!!!). Your MLS listing will give you TREMENDOUS market exposure for your property for one low price!
You will also receive a lock-box (again FREE OF CHARGE) which will increase the likelihood of Realtors showing your property and a Yard Sign (once again FREE OF CHARGE) which will further increase your properties market exposure.
In addition to this we will examine many other possible marketing tools including additional websites that may be beneficial to our marketing campaign (some of them free!) as well as Open Houses; Broker Tours; Virtual Tours; Flyers; Showcased Properties, etc.
Finally, with our years of experience we have many other techniques (like Refreshing a Listing) that will keep your listing looking fresh and new. We also have the experience necessary to work with FSBO buyers potentially saving you a tremendous amount of money on commissions!
When an offer comes in we will carefully evaluate it together going over every aspect of the offer including the price, terms, contingencies, time frames, financial considerations and any other (sometimes very complicated) terms and/or conditions of the offer. We will also evaluate the buyers financing letter (if available) which will help us to determine their ability to successfully obtain financing and therefore consumate the transaction.
After this is completed we will (if necessary) complete a counteroffer and/or amendment and make every attempt to come to an acceptable “meeting of the minds” at a price and terms acceptable to you.
Once we have an accepted offer we will enter into escrow/title where we will help you every step of the way with all of the paperwork, disclosures, inspections, and the myriad of other considerations (and potential problems!) that can occur along the way.
Finally, we will also be present at the closing to make sure that everything goes smoothly and there are no last minute “SNAFU’s”.
In short, we will be with you for the entire process from start to finish answering all of your questions and trying to ensure that the sale of your home goes as smoothly as possible.
BEST OF ALL… WE WILL DO ALL OF THE ABOVE FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THE FULL COST REALTORS THAT YOU ARE UNDOUBTEDLY USED TO WORKING WITH!!!
NOTE: The above services relating to assistence with an offer and post offer services are included FREE OF CHARGE with Packages 3 & 4 and for an additional fee with Packages 1 & 2. See below.
At Austin Discount Realty we have four packages
for our clients to choose from.
As you can see ALL of our packages
will save you thousands (sometimes TENS OF THOUSANDS)
of dollars over the full cost realtors.
We have all of the services and support that they offer,
the ONLY difference is the PRICE!
Package 1
| (Perfect for the FSBO BUYER who wants MAXIMUM SAVINGS) |
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| MLS Listing (3 months) | – $585 | |
| Offer Consultation | – $495 | |
| Post Offer Telephone Consultation | – $995 | |
Package 2
| (Want to pay LESS PER MONTH and still have MAXIMUM EXPOSURE ) |
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| Initial (1st Month) MLS Listing | – $495 | |
| Offer Consultation | – $495 | |
| Post Offer Telephone Consultation | – $995 | |
| Per Month thereafter (2 months minimum) |
– $95 | |
There is a three (3) months minimum with Package 1 or 2
Additional Services Available for Packages 1 & 2
Per Offer Services ($495). Services include:
Evaluation of all aspects of the offer including price, terms, critical time frames, contingencies, and financial considerations.
Also included is evaluation of the buyers financing letter (if available) and advice/recommendations and preparation of any
necessary counteroffer(s).
Note 1: This service is required for each incoming offer.
Note 2: This service is often partially paid for by buyers Option Fee if an offer is consummated.
Post Offer Services (Client’s must select either Option 1 or 2)
OPTION 1 ($1495 if escrow closes – $995 if escrow cancels) Services Include.
- Preparation of all necessary paperwork including all required disclosures, addendums, amendments, title paperwork, etc.
- Coordination of Inspection including assessment of inspection results and prepartion of all required post inspection addendums.
- Ordering of Survey (if necessary).
- Coordination of Appraisal.
- Coordination and continual monitoring of Buyers loan progress with Buyers lender.
- Coordination and continual monitoring of escrow progress with Title Co.
- Coordination and continual monitoring with both buyer (or buyers agent) and seller to make sure that mandatory time frames are being observed.
- Coordination of Final Walk-thru.
- Attendance and troubleshooting at the closing.
OPTION 2 ($995) Services Include
- All required forms and telephone consultation service.
Note 1 : With Option 2 we will still help you every step of the way but you will be more involved with setting appointments and coordinating services.
Note 2: The above Offer and Post Offer Services are included FREE OF CHARGE with Packages 3 & 4 and and for an additional fee with Packages 1 & 2. See below.
Package 3
| (Want to have ZERO MONTHLY FEES… NO PROBLEM) |
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| MLS Listing (3 months) | $595 | |
| Per Month | NO CHARGE | |
| Per Offer Services {$495 Value} | INCLUDED | |
| Post Offer Services {$1495 Value} | INCLUDED | |
| Due at closing | $2,395 | |
Package 4
| (Want to have ZERO UPFRONT COSTS… NO PROBLEM) |
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| MLS Listing (6 months) | NO CHARGE | |
| Per Month | NO CHARGE | |
| Per Offer Services {$495 Value} | INCLUDED | |
| Post Offer Services {$1495 Value} | INCLUDED | |
| Due at Closing | 1.5% of Purchase Price ($3,995 minimum) | |
ALL of our packages include the following services at NO CHARGE
- FREE Photos
- FREE CMA (Competitive Market Analysis)
- FREE Yard Sign
- FREE Lock-Box
- FREE Staging Consultation (tips on how to present your house for sale)
Examples of your savings when you use Austin Discount Realty
Example 1: You put a $200,000 condo on the market and one month later get an offer for full price. Escrow closes in one month.
- Cost with full cost realtor: $200,000 × 6% = $12,000 cost to YOU
- Cost with Austin Discount Realty Package 1:
-
- MLS Listing (3 months)
- Offer Consultation
- Post Offer Telephone Consultation
- 3% fee to Buyers Realtor
- TOTAL
- = $585
- = $495
- = $995
- = $6,000
- = $8,075
- YOUR SAVINGS: $12,000 – $8,075 = $3,925
Example 2: You put a $250,000 property on the market and 3 months later you have an acceptable offer for full price. You enter escrow and the property closes in 1 month.
- Cost with full cost realtor: $250,000 x 6% = $15,000 cost to YOU
- Cost with Austin Discount Realty Package 1 or 2:
-
- MLS Listing (4 months)
- Offer Consultation
- Post Offer Telephone Consultation
- 3% fee to Buyers Realtor
- (this fee is set by YOU and is negotiable)
- TOTAL
- = $780
- = $495
- = $995
- = $7,500
- = $9,770
- YOUR SAVINGS: $15,000 – $9,770 = $5,230
Example 3: You put a $310,000 property on the market and 1 month later you have an offer on the house but the buyers back out. After another 2 months on the market you have an acceptable offer at $300,000 and the property closes in 1 month.
- Cost with full cost realtor: $300,000 x 6% = $18,000 cost to YOU
- Cost with Austin Discount Realty Package 3:
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- MLS Listing
- Fee at Closing
- 3% fee to Buyers Realtor
- (this fee is set by YOU and is negotiable)
- TOTAL
- = $595
- = $2,395
- = $9,000
- = $11,990
- YOUR SAVINGS: $18,000 – $11,990 = $6,010
Example 4: You put a $360,000 property on the market and we conduct an aggressive marketing campaign with THREE (3) Consumer Open Houses. During one of the Consumer Open Houses we find a FSBO buyer (not working with an agent) who takes a flyer and tells us they will think about it. After a week they call our office and after a week of negotiating we have an acceptable offer at $350,000.
- Cost with full cost realtor: $350,000 x 6% = $21,000 cost to YOU
- IMPORTANT NOTE: With the other Realtors you pay the listing realtor the full 6% commission no matter how the buyer is found. With Austin Discount Realty you will save 1.5% on the listing fee, plus we will rebate back another 1.5% to the BUYER at the closing (thus making the property MUCH more attractive to your buyer).
- Cost with Austin Discount Realty Package 4:
-
- MLS Listing
- Fee at Closing
- (1.5% x $350,000)
- 3% fee to the Buyers Realtor
- TOTAL
- NO CHARGE
- = $5,250
- = $10,500 One half of which is rebated to your buyer (SEE IMPORTANT NOTE ABOVE!)
- = $15,750
- YOUR SAVINGS: $21,000 – $15,750 = $5,250 (plus a nice rebate for your buyer!!!)
- As you can see from the above examples no matter which package you choose or how the specific scenario unfolds with your particular property you will save a significant amount of money by using Austin Discount Realty. So call us today to get started and NEVER PAY FULL COMMISSION AGAIN!
