Flat Fee MLS Listing

This 6 year-old company based in Alpharetta, GA serves the entire metro Atlanta area and has licensed its business model to over 250 cities around the country, making them accessible for referrals.

They provide 70 points of marketing, including listing clients in both MLS & FMLS, the two statewide multiple listing services, giving in-home consultations, providing expert contract negotiations and conducting property showings for $500.

Buyer clients can earn a Buyer Cash Bonus up to ½ of their commission.

Duffy Realty is brokered by nationally known radio personality and consumer advocate, Rhonda Duffy.  Join Rhonda at www.RhondaDuffyBlog.com .

They cover Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett, Dekalb, Forsyth, Cherokee, Clayton, Henry, Fayette, Rockdale, Douglas, Jackson, Carroll, Dawson counties.

Duffy Realty
Rhonda Duffy
License # 44692
10 Cumming St.
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Fax: 678-892-1180
Phone: 678-366-7846
Website: DuffyRealtyofAtlanta.com 
E-mail: Broker@DuffyRealtyofAtlanta.com

IHS-Bloomkey offers MLS in a number of states.  In all their coverage areas they do not seem to be the best price in town.  They bundle a bunch of items that do not add much value.  For example they tout podcasts.  The question is, are buyers going to download a description of your home and then play it in an iPod like music or is this a worthless add on that sounds kind of cool but add no real value to the offering?   It’s also not clear whether their gold package, a $200 upgrade and their lowest package with multiple photos gets your extra photos on Realtor.com.   The site is vague on that topic as of this publication but we encourage them to clarify it.

They also appear to put listings in Realtor.com in states where they do not have a license and with no collaberation from a local licensee.  It remains to be seen whether this is legal but it’s certainly a good idea to research this with the local licensing commission before signing up.  It’s probably a safe bet to call your state’s licensing commission and ask them if they approve of Bloomkey being located in Virginia and taking national Realtor.com listings in a state where they have no license and no local agent they collaberate with.  Maybe it’s okay but maybe it’s not but you certainly would not want any surprises later or to find out your property was delisted so do your homework now.

Georgia Real Estate Broker’s License # H-52656
Maryland Real Estate Broker’s License # 521350
North Carolina Real Estate Broker’s License # C17343
South Carolina Real Estate Broker’s License # 13602
Pennsylvania Real Estate Broker’s License # RB066040
Virginia Real Estate Broker’s License #0226 007102
California Real Estate Broker’s License #01526048

 www.WhyFlatFee.com is home based in Kentucky Click on link for more information.

In the metro area of Atlanta, Gerogia, this company offers flat fee MLS services starting at $499 and 1% buyer rebates. They also have a nice newsletter. The broker is Lite Realty, Inc with license # 37835 in Georgia.

VirtualRealEstateStore.com / AtlMLS.com / LiteRealty.com
(770) 886-3808
gibbard@virtualrealestatestore.com

A flat fee mls broker based in Fayetteville, GA and that offers services in the Atlanta area. Their flat fee program starts at $399 and they have a creative program where if you or your buyer get their mortgage through Residential Mortgage Associates then they will rebate the entire fee. The broker’s name is Carolyn West and the license is #176989 which can be checked at the Georgia Real Estate Commission.

Total Choice Realty, Inc.
Carolyn West
License #176989
550 E. Lanier Avenue
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Fax: 770-716-5067
Phone: 770-716-5009
E-mail: carolyn@gaforsalebyowner.com

Based in Womelsdorf Pennsylvania, this firm has branched out across the country serving California, Colorado, Florida, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Oklahoma, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Home office is in PA.

Their license #’s are as follows:
CA 01738280 verify at California Department of Real Estate
CO 100002824 verify at Colorado Real Estate Commission
DC PB98365132 verify at DC Board of Real Estate
DE R2-0003175 verify at Delaware Real Estate Commission
FL BK3187451 verify at Florida Division of Real Estate
GA 301050 verify at Georgia Real Estate Commission
LA BROK.0075381-ACT verify at Louisiana Real Estate Commission
MA 145358 verify at Massachusetts Board of Real Estate
MD 608594 verify at Maryland Real Estate Commission
NJ 0678230 verify at New Jersey Real Estate Commission
NY 34GE1088914 verify at New York Division of Licensing
OK 152818 verify at Oklahoma Real Estate Commission
PA RM419278 verify at Pennsylvania Online Licensing
TX 0556144 verify at Texas Real Estate Commission
VA 0225104643 verify at Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
WA 9377 verify at Washington Real Estate Commission
WV 1540 verify at West Virginia Real Estate Commission (unable to verify)