Advantages In Joining A MLS Real Estate Listing

When you choose to sell your home on your own, you want all the help you can get. Though you can save thousands by skipping the commissions of a realtor, you put yourself at a marketing disadvantage. That is why you need to get your property listed on the multiple listing service (MLS) for realtors. There are many advantages in joining a MLS real estate listing. A look at them will show you that paying a flat fee to get a ?for sale by owner? listing on MLS is well worth the money and effort.

The first of many advantages in joining a MLS real estate listing is that it is the key to sales success. Did you know that about four of every five home buyers get to the property they want through the MLS? By being listed on MLS, you will have most every real estate sales person in the region working for you. Most flat fee MLS listing services will keep you on for as long as 6 months, but in most cases you wont need that long with exposure to so many realtors, brokers, and customers.

The second of the advantages of joining a MLS real estate listing is that you are saving as much as 2% to 3% on yrou sale. Though that does not sound like a lot, it is actually $2000 per thousand you sell meaning you could end up saving as much as $20,000 or $30,000 on the sale if you skip the realtor and pay the flat fee to list on MLS.

Thirdly, one of the advantages in joining a MLS real estate listing is that you will be seen. If you are selling as a for sale by owner, then you have to hope someone ?accidentally? drives by your home or sees it in the newspaper by chance. Also, even if a realtor drives by, they will likely not show a home that is not MLS listed. If you are on MLS, though, you will come up in searches and have your house shown with much more frequency. It works much better when luck is taken out of the equation.

Finally, it is just good sales and business sense to list on MLS. Far and away, MLS is the best way to sell your property fast and for a price you like. Since the internet is considered the second best value and power versus reasonable cost for property, listing on MLS gives you the exposure you need.

There are many many advantages in joining a MLS real estate listing service. You will find that your home is better marketed, that you don?t have to rely on the luck of a drive by, that you save a great deal of money, and that you are linked in with thousands of realtors who essentially end up working for you. So if you are going to sell your home yourself, you should find a flat fee or free MLS listing service so that you have the best possible chance of selling your home quickly and at a price you want.

Posted by Edward Stein on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Miller Place, NY

Latitude: 40.946624 -- Longitude: -72.993087

ZIP Codes for Miller Place, New York	11764
Area Code for Miller Place, New York	631
Time zone for Miller Place, New York	EST

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Miller Place is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. Miller Place is a town rich in history, having been inhabited during five centuries. The region has gone through and has been affected by events including the French and Indian War and American Revolution. Throughout most of its history, Miller Place has been an agricultural based society. However, similarly to the changes in much of Long Island, the hamlet has transformed into a densely populated suburban area in recent decades. While the original settler of Miller Place is unknown, the settling of the region is largely accredited to the original Miller family. In 1679, a man named John Thomas is known to have sold a local 30-acre plot to Andrew Miller, a cooper from either England or Scotland. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

New York 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Miller Place	New York	United States
Population	10,580	18,976,457	281,421,906
Median age	36.2	35.9	35.3
Median age for Male	35.7	34.5	34
Median age for Female	36.6	37.2	36.5
Households	3,397	7,056,860	105,480,101
Household population	10,521	18,395,996	273,643,273
Average household size	3.1	2.61	2.59
Families	2,834	4,639,387	71,787,347
Average family size	3.42	3.22	3.14
Housing units	3,512	7,679,307	115,904,641
Occupied units	3,397	7,056,860	105,480,101
Vacant units	115	622,447	10,424,540

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Advantages In Joining A MLS Real Estate Listing

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Latitude: 40.946624 -- Longitude: -72.993087

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