"We're just like MLS4owners!"
We know you have choices and we know other companies will tell you, "We're just like MLS4owners!" They aren't. Many companies will say they are, but the truth is there is only one MLS4owners.com.
Since we started in 2001, competitors have come and gone, sometimes leaving sellers in a lurch. We want you to compare apples and apples. Before you buy the services of another company, find out how they compare to MLS4owners.com.
If you can find a better more comprehensive more successful real estate advertising system with our proven track record in Washington, use it! We are so confident that you won't, we will pay you $50 if you do. Take the MLS4owners.com Challenge.
(Click on any of the links below to get even more detailed information.)
CHALLENGE #1
Is Company A's entire system designed to enable buyers to reach sellers directly, regardless of whether they want to be represented by a broker? [This has been our vision since Day 1, and we have stayed true to it. From our agreement, our website, even our voice mail, everything is geared toward making it easier for buyers to connect to you.]
CHALLENGE #2
Have Company A's customers closed more than $1 billion in sales in Washington?
[Ours have.]
CHALLENGE #3
Will Company A charge you a commission if a buyer comes to them instead of directly to you? [MLS4owners.com does not collect a commission regardless of how the home sells.]
CHALLENGE #4
Have brokers from more than 500 different brokerages represented buyers in purchasing Company A's customers' homes? [Ours have.]
CHALLENGE #5
Will Company A use buyer rebates and other sales tools to try to attract buyers so they can represent them and earn a commission? [MLS4owners.com forwards all leads to the seller, and will not represent a buyer in the purchase of your home.]
CHALLENGE #6
Have Company A's customers saved more than $35 million in commissions? [Ours have.]
CHALLENGE #7
Does Company A put your phone number and email address on its website's listing details page? [We do.]
CHALLENGE #8
Will Company A actually perform the listing service for you, or will they take your money and sell your contract to a real estate brokerage? [MLS4owners.com is the actual listing brokerage, and it is we with whom you will deal during the entire listing period.]
CHALLENGE #9
Have Company A's customers closed more than $200 million in sales to buyers who aren't working with a broker, and avoided all commissions? [Ours have.]
CHALLENGE #10
Does Company A charge a fee for reports of recent market activity in your neighborhood? [Some companies do. Our customers receive them upon request, free of charge.]
CHALLENGE #11
Does Company A charge a fee for changes to price, photos, listing details or remarks? [We don't.]
CHALLENGE #12
Does Company A offer a 12 month listing, or do they charge you again after 3-6 months? [Our advertisement lasts 12 continuous months, and sellers can cancel anytime if they wish.]
CHALLENGE #13
Will Company A provide a link on its site to your personal website? [We do.]
CHALLENGE #14
Is Company A a licensed local brokerage, or are they just a website? [MLS4owners.com is locally owned and operated, and has been since the beginning.]
CHALLENGE #15
Does Company A ask you for payment before you even have a chance to read the listing agreement? [Every step of the MLS4owners.com listing process is reviewable online before you invest a penny.]
CHALLENGE #16
Is Company A consistently ranked in the Puget Sound Business Journal's residential real estate brokerage rankings? [We are.]
CHALLENGE #17
Does Company A install a Sign Post, Sign, and "Call Seller" Rider to attract drive-by traffic directly to the seller? [We do. Some companies have signs but not posts, or charge extra for each piece.]
CHALLENGE #18
Does Company A offer the use of MLS keyboxes? [We do.]
CHALLENGE #19
Does Company A list your property in your local multiple listing service? [Some companies use a remote MLS to list the property to get it on the web, but local brokers don't have access to it.]
CHALLENGE #20
Does Company A provide a complimentary attorney-written purchase and sale agreement that could be used when the buyer does not have a broker? [MLS4owners.com does.]
CHALLENGE #21
Does Company A send its listings to Realtor.com? [We do.]
CHALLENGE #22
Does Company A display comments from hundreds of customers on its website? [We do.]
CHALLENGE #23
Has Company A published multiple studies of its customers' results? [We have.]
CHALLENGE #24
Have Company A's principals had leadership positions with state and local REALTORŪ associations, multiple listing services, and Department of Licensing task forces? [Ours have.]
CHALLENGE #25
Has Company A been asked to step in to serve the customers of other companies?
[On three occasions since 2009 the owners of other companies have asked us to serve their customers because those brokerages needed to cease operations after accepting the seller's money. We offered help to more than 200 sellers who were affected.]
If you find a local company that matches or beats those features at a price lower than MLS4owners.com and you decide to list with them, we'll pay $50 of your listing fee with that company. Just send us the listing agreement so we can answer our own challenge, along with your new MLS number. If they pass the challenge, we'll send you a check.
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