Some people - read as traditional real estate agents - are likely to tell you that there will be some problems that you’ll face if you sell with flat fee MLS. Mostly, when they tell you these things, it’s about creating fear so that you’ll use their services, but sometimes there are some merits to the things the say.

For example, they’ll tell you that a real estate agent can help you set the price for your home: having the right price is essential when you’re going to sell, but there are other ways to set that price and a flat fee broker can help you figure out how to sell your home.

Similarly, they’ll tell you that, even with as important as home staging and curb appeal are, you don’t need to hire a home stager if you sell with them because they know what your competition is going to look like. When you sell with flat fee MLS though, you’ll be able to access some home staging tips and rather than hiring an agent or a home stager, why not just go to other open houses nearby and see your competition for yourself?

They’ll tell you that you’ll need to do more to market a home that you’re selling with flat fee MLS, but think about this for a minute: with a flat fee MLS listing, your home will be listed alongside those that the agents are selling, you’ll be able to choose the ancillary services that will help you sell and you’ll have websites for your home - flat fee MLS does give your home exposure.

If you’re thinking about selling with flat fee MLS, don’t believe everything that you hear from real estate agents: they wouldn’t be opposed to something that didn’t work.