Save Money with Real Estate Consulting for Your Listing

Posted by Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner • January 11, 2008 • Printer-friendly

If you are listing a home or land for sale on the Taos real estate market, call Jim Kimmons to talk about real estate consulting. Jim was the first ACRE®, Accredited Real Estate Consultant, in the state of New Mexico. At the time this is being written, he is the only ACRE in Taos. Let Jim explain to you the concept of consulting and à la carte services for real estate sellers.

You do not have to sacrifice service are marketing to utilize a consultant for real estate. What you do lose is a large expense for commissions. You can save significantly in your listing, if you follow a consulting model properly. We are here to help you understand how it works. A few bullet points to get you started on the thought process:

Sellers pay an upfront fee to the consultant.
Consultant markets home in all the normal ways.
Consultant carries a seller through negotiation and closing.
At closing, sellers save thousands of dollars in commission.

That's the oversimplified version. However, you will find upon learning how this system works, that your savings are significant. You will also find that you will not sacrifice service, and that your home or land will be marketed effectively by Gallery Realty of Taos. The difference is in the upfront payment, which compensates Gallery Realty of Taos for their time and efforts on your behalf. We gladly trade off a big payday at closing in exchange for being paid for our expertise in time. Here's an example listing to illustrate savings:

$480,000 home to be listed.
Example normal commission of 6%, would be commissions of $28,800
That's $14,400 each to the listing brokerage and brokerage bringing the buyer
With Gallery Realty of Taos consulting, you pay $ 795 up front for our listing setup services
You pay another $100/month for each of first three months, to bring up front payment to $1095
At closing you pay us $4400, capped flat rate for all services, marketing and transaction work
That's $1095 + $4400 = $5495 total for all services through closing and marketing
Assume you paid a buyer agent their $14,400, then your savings would be:
$14,400 listing commission - $5495 = $8905

We'll be happy to go over the details with you, and show you why this is a much more logical approach to real estate services, particularly if you're considering doing a FSBO, or For Sale by Owner. Call Jim at 866-289-8267.