FLAT FEE MLS Maryland

Hidden Fees? Not with Houzeo

Houzeo doesn’t believe in hidden fees and discloses all the costs upfront. Transparency is in our DNA. Several Flat Fee MLS Maryland companies claim to list your home on the market for $99 or lower. The appeal is real, but your savings won’t last long. You may have to pay for every little change you need to make to your listing. A few sneaky fees might pop up when you’re at the closing table. Always read the terms and conditions page of the Maryland Flat Fee MLS service you choose.

Here’s a rundown of some things you might end up paying for:

• Title Company Referral Fee—$50 to $200: Companies like Flat Fee MLS Realty and several others get a referral fee from title companies. This fee is from the monies you pay. If you select your option, you’ll be forced to pay a “Coordination” fee. It’s like paying a “convenience fee” for not using the free ATM. There are several other junk fees associated with choosing your own title service.
• Coordination Fee—$50 to $200: You’re paying for the privilege of not using the title company your Flat Fee Maryland MLS company suggested. When you pick your own title company, your Flat Fee company has to coordinate well with that title company. It's like paying a "handling" fee at the airport—when you're the one hauling your own luggage.
• Cancellation or Listing Removal Fees—$50 to $100: You had high hopes, but now it’s like that relationship that started out strong but fizzled out quicker than your New Year’s resolutions. Most Flat Fee MLS Maryland services will charge a removal fee. Depending on the company's policy, this can range from $50 to $100 or more.
• Photo Updates Fees—$25 to $75: Those photos seemed great at first, but now they’re as outdated as a crab feast gone wrong. To glow up your listing by adding or swapping out professional photos, you will have to spend $25 to $75 in Maryland. The fees depend on how many photos you need to upload.
• Listing Price Update—$25 to $50: You thought you could sell your home for a fortune, but then you remembered that this is Maryland, not Manhattan. Market realities hit harder than the Maryland traffic at 5 p.m. Need to adjust the price? That’ll cost you $25 to $50 each time you wishfully lower the asking price.
• Feature Changes—$20 to $50: You claimed that your Maryland home had a ‘spacious kitchen,’ but now you’re realizing ‘cozy’ might have been a better choice. Want to make some changes? A Flat Fee MLS Maryland provider will charge you $20 to $50 per feature change.
• Addendum Fees—$25 to $50: You thought your Maryland home had ‘great curb appeal,’ but now it feels like ‘great curb appeal if you’re not close enough to see the cracks.’ Expect to pay between $25 to $50 for adding disclosures, inspection reports, or other docs to your listing after it’s posted on the MLS (per document).
• Open House Updates—$25 to $50: You were all set for your open house, but then you noticed it clashes with a local crab festival. If you want to add or update details to reschedule an open house event, expect to pay around $25 to $50 to your Maryland Flat Fee MLS listing service.
• Description Update Fees—$20 to $40: Said your Maryland home had ‘amazing views,’ but now you realize it’s more ‘views if you squint through the power lines on a clear day.' Need a description change? but you can’t do it for free with some Maryland Flat Fee MLS listing services. You’ll have to spend $20 to $40 for each update.