FAQs

Seller Frequently Asked Questions

  • How does VIP get my home sold quickly?

    We offer more strategic marketing plans to get buyers to your home by allowing you to give an incentive to the buyer and buyer’s agent instead of overpaying us, the listing agent.

  • How do I get the best price?

    If you want the best price possible for your home, you have to have a strategy to get it.


    There are factors that will yield you the highest price.


    1. Your property being in the best possible condition for the least amount of money.


    2. You having a strategy of what to do besides lowering your price as lowering your price can be deadly, leaving you with no options if you decide you made a mistake.


    3. Your property gets exposed to every buyer in the marketplace at the time, not just 1/2 of the buyers like other models advertise to.


    We can help you will all of this and here is some news from the Multiple Listing Service on what we are able to do for our clients.

  • How do I pay the lowest commission possible?

    When Paying the Lowest Commission possible is important to know that you are still getting the essential services of an expert agent. At VIP Realty we provide all the essential services of a real estate agent to produce the result of a closing. You are represented from beginning to end including contract negotiation.


    Here is why you should pay VIP Realty the lowest commission possible and yet still receive the highest service available in Texas of all agents:


    1. They have sold enough houses that they know that agents are overpaid for the work performed and advertising is done on their behalf.


    2. They understand that the pay at closing model is based on a few sellers selling their home while others don’t and thus the agent does not get paid for the sale making the commission split high to cover the risk.


    3. They had offers in the past and they realize that they could have sold to that buyer had they been paying a lower commission (VIP’s model is a $3,000 flat fee).


    4. They simply don’t have enough equity to sell the property and pay a high commission.


    5. They believe that selling real estate is simply putting the home in the MLS (it isn’t but that is what they believe).


    However, will all of those reasons present, we still attempt to find every avenue to market a seller that makes logical sense including for sale by owner type websites, other real estate companies’ websites, any portal that offers MLS searching and membership sites that upgrade ads showing more of the home.

  • Will real estate agents show my home?

    Real estate agents will be paid the normal/traditional real estate commission. Realtors almost exclusively rely on the MLS to locate homes that match their buyer’s needs. The MLS listing will show that the home is listed and that there is a buyer’s agent real estate agent commission payable.

  • If I find a buyer, will I still have to pay a commission?

    No. You maintain the right to sell your home on you own. If you find a buyer, you will not be obligated to pay a commission on the sale.

  • Can I terminate my agreement early?

    Yes, you can terminate the MLS listing at anytime.

Buyer  Frequently Asked Questions

  • So What's the catch?

    There's no catch. There are no fees from you, the buyer, for our services to represent you as a buyer's agent.

  • Who Pays You?

    The seller pays us for finding a buyer for the property. Our payment is in the form of a commission based on the final sale price of the property. The commission is usually split equally between the Listing Agent and the Selling Agent. We in turn give a portion of our commission back to the buyer.

  • Why don't most companies offer buyer rebates?

    A large majority of agents only have a few transactions a year, so giving a rebate is completely out of the question.

  • Are Rebates Legal?

    YES, rebates are perfectly LEGAL anywhere in Texas! 

  • How can you afford to offer a real estate rebate?

    We do NOT cut corners and we provide "full service" to our clients! By using state of the art technology and by eliminating overhead, we have driven down the cost of doing business, and we are able to pass those savings along to you.

Have more questions? | Give us at call at 877-FLAT-MLS

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