
Frequently Asked Questions
🟢 What’s the deal?
▶︎ My name is Blake (founder of FlatFeeHomeSales.net) and I have overhauled the out-of-date home selling process.
▶︎ I created an easy-to-use TWO STEP process to get started (SELLING: GETTING STARTED).
▶︎ You pay up to two-thirds LESS than what you’d pay with a traditional agent (WAIT - and you get better marketing & the same results? - Yep!).*
▶︎ YOU walk away with THOUSANDS more at the close of escrow.
▶︎ This is not a social experience - it’s a BUSINESS DECISION (great service/marketing/advice + your money).
🟢 How is this different than traditional home sales?
▶︎ You pick what you pay - YOU PAY LESS WITH ME!
▶︎ I offer a tailored service - no more overpaying for services you don’t need.
▶︎ I use technology to sell homes - THAT’S WHY THE PRICES ARE SO LOW!
▶︎ The service and follow up is lightning FAST - Because I’m in front of a computer…selling homes.
▶︎ I communicate through phone, text, and email (WAIT - isn’t that what traditional agents do? - Yep!).
▶︎ Offer: VIRTUAL STAGING.
▶︎ Offer: 3D VIRTUAL HOME TOURS.
▶︎ Canvass your neighborhood with hundreds of postcards, announcing your home for sale.
▶︎ Create custom digital GOOGLE advertising campaigns (reaches THOUSANDS of people - instead of the 5-10 neighbors that might stop by an open house).
▶︎ I even make custom HOME SLIDE SHOWS/VIDEOS and pair them with music.
▶︎ I DON’T do open houses or broker’s tour (those worked great before the Internet).
▶︎ No “closing gifts” (no fluff) - no meat & cheese baskets, no awkward client appreciation parties, no Holiday cards…I JUST DO MY JOB.
🟢 Do you still show my home to buyers?
▶︎ Yes.
🟢 Where are you located?
▶︎ Surprise, AZ (THE PHOENIX VALLEY) & Chico, CA.
▶︎ To be honest, I am a member of most Arizona & California MLS’s and sell homes throughout BOTH states.
🟢 Do you still come to my home?
▶︎ I sure can. We will discuss this during our consult call.
🟢 How will I know what to do to get my home ready to sell?
▶︎ I can come by and advise you.
▶︎ Check out SELLING 101. I am happy to elaborate and answer questions.
▶︎ Or text me pictures of rooms you have questions about. I can advise from there.
▶︎ I can even hire you a staging consultation from a professional stager.
🟢 Do you still advise me on everything I would need to do & know?
▶︎ ABSOLUTELY - I help you get your home ready for the market: handyman/contractor work, landscaping, pricing assistance, pre-listing reports, staging, virtual staging, professional photos, virtual tour, all disclosures completed together, home tour feedback, all contracts and offers reviewed together, and request for repairs negotiated (WAIT - isn’t that what traditional agents do? - Yep!).
🟢 Who pays the buyer’s agent commission?
▶︎ You can certainly offer to pay the buyer agent and bake those costs into the sale price. Most sellers still offer a buyer agent anywhere from 2% to 2.5%. We will discuss what’s best for your situation.
▶︎ I’m the one taking less commission.
▶︎ I charge LESS because the job is easier - because I’m using technology to sell homes.
🟢 What’s the catch?
▶︎ There isn’t one - SERIOUSLY!
🟢 Why would I use a “discount” real estate agent?
▶︎ Traditional agents often call me a “discount” service - don’t be fooled.
▶︎ I am merely doing the job for what it is worth in the 21st century (CLIENT TESTIMONIALS).
▶︎ The business model traditional realtors use pre-dates the Internet - AND SO DOES THEIR PRICING!
▶︎ It’s time to embrace technology and move forward - it’s time to lower the price homeowners pay to sell a home.
▶︎ Think of everything you already use technology for - WHY NOT REAL ESTATE?
▶︎ Think of everything that has been streamlined in your life due to technology - WHY NOT REAL ESTATE?
▶︎ DISCLOSURE: I can pretty much sell a home from a smartphone now 😳
▶︎ Does THIS VIDEO look like something a “discount” realtor would be serving up?
🟢 My agent says, “You get what you pay for.”
▶︎ TRANSLATION: Your old fashioned agent is charging you more for services you don’t need or are obsolete. A.K.A. pre-Internet prices.
▶︎ Or… the old fashioned agent is just charging you for “legacy” reasons (because that’s the way it’s always been, so that’s the way we gotta keep doing it).
▶︎ The only ones who seem to have a problem with my service are other realtors and that should tell you everything you need to know. Simply put, I’m a disruptor. Old fashioned realtors know their days are numbered.
Need more info?
Give me a CALL.
Or tell me when to call you (we can ZOOM/Google Meet too): CALENDAR.
Check out the website pages: HOW IT WORKS.
Take the plunge (getting started is easy-peasy): SELLING 2.0.