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Modern FSBO Listing Services

Modern FSBO Listing Services: Innovative Tools You Can Use

By listingspark | March 18, 2024

The conventional pathway to selling your home is hiring a listing agent who represents you in the transaction and manages the marketing that requires a real estate license—namely, listing your property on the MLS. This…

How to Sell Your Home Online in 7 Steps

Digital Home Sales: How to Sell Your Home Online in 7 Steps

By listingspark | March 12, 2024

Selling your home no longer means you have to put up yard signs, organize open houses, or even hire a listing agent. Instead, you can learn how to sell your home online at a fraction…

Navigate the Home Selling Journey With Flat Fee

How to Navigate the Home Selling Journey With Flat Fee MLS

By listingspark | February 29, 2024

The MLS is one of the most useful tools available for marketing a home you want to sell. The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is made up of regional databases across the country, where people can…

Sell Without Traditional Agents

FSBO Listing Services: How to Sell Without Traditional Agents

By listingspark | February 28, 2024

Selling a home in Texas is expensive. Sellers can expect to spend up to 8.7% of the home’s value on closing costs—putting the cost of doing business at $26,850 based on the median home value.…

ROI From Property Investment Software

How to Get the Most ROI From Property Investment Software

By listingspark | February 28, 2024

Margins are tightening for businesses all throughout the real estate industry, and property investors are also squeezed by rising property, renovation, and service costs. While the gross profit for flips has incrementally increased by $2,900…

The Role of Brokerages for Savvy Investors

Investment Success: The Role of Brokerages for Savvy Investors

By listingspark | February 12, 2024

Strategic property investors look at both the liabilities and assets columns when they’re assessing their business processes. However, many real estate investors focus on the property price above all else, including the initial purchase price,…

2024 Texas Real Estate Housing Report

By listingspark01 | February 7, 2024

This article offers insight in to the state of Texas real estate housing market and predicts what we might see in the future

Smart Tools for Success: Top Apps for Real Estate Investors

Smart Tools for Success: Top Apps for Real Estate Investors

By listingspark | January 22, 2024

Flipping homes is as popular as ever. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, real estate investors flipped 72,960 homes. In the real estate investment market overall, activity remains high and profitable—even reaching measurably above…

Investment Success: The Crucial Role of Brokerages for Investors

Investment Success: The Crucial Role of Brokerages for Investors

By listingspark | January 15, 2024

Real estate investors face a lot of challenges, even in Texas markets that are showing a strong ROI for flips and sales. Some of the dominant challenges in the recent real estate market are financing…

Step-By-Step Guide for How to List on MLS Without an Agent

A Step-By-Step Guide for How to List on MLS Without an Agent

By listingspark | December 15, 2023

FSBOs (for sale by owner properties) represent 10% of the home sales market. This method has been a popular selling strategy for some homeowners as people sell their homes to relatives, handle estates after the…

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