FLAT FEE MLS South Dakota

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 South Dakota companies claim to list your home on the market for $99 or lower. The appeal is real, but your savings will not 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 South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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 buying a ski pass for the slopes but finding yourself stuck at the base of the mountain.
• Cancellation or Listing Removal Fees—$50 to $100: You thought your listing was smooth sailing, but now it’s like you’re halfway through a road trip, and the transmission blows. You didn’t plan for this detour, but now you’re paying the price to cancel. In South Dakota, most Flat Fee MLS services charge $50 to $100 to take it off the market.
• Photo Updates Fees—$25 to $75: You mastered the indoor photos, but you completely overlooked what sells in South Dakota—those wide-open landscapes. To enhance your listing by adding or swapping out professional photos, you will need to spend $25 to $75 in South Dakota. The fees depend on how many photos you need to upload.
• Listing Price Update—$25 to $50: Your house was the hottest ticket when you listed, but now it’s a desert wasteland—there’s no foot traffic. You might need to adjust the price to survive in this cold market. Just keep in mind that South Dakota Flat Fee Services will charge you a fee if you need to adjust the asking price after it’s live. Depending on the provider, this fee can range from $25 to $50 per change.
• Feature Changes—$20 to $50: You called it a “coastal retreat” because it’s five minutes from the water. But let’s be honest—it’s not a Malibu beachfront property. To make things right, you need to tweak the listing. A Flat Fee MLS South Dakota provider will charge you $20 to $50 per feature change.
• Addendum Fees—$25 to $50: You listed it as ‘charming,’ but the inspection revealed the plumbing’s straight out of the 1950s. It’s time to update that addendum. 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 thought your open house was locked in for Saturday, but your kid’s soccer game got rescheduled. To avoid extra family chaos, you’ll need to update the date. Expect to pay around $25 to $50 to your South Dakota Flat Fee MLS listing service for rescheduling or adding event details.
• Description Update Fees—$20 to $40: You listed your home as having “high ceilings,” but now you realize it's more like “high enough for an average person to stand.” Not the cathedral you imagined. Guess what? It’s time for a description update—but you can’t do it for free with some South Dakota Flat Fee MLS listing services. You’ll have to spend $20 to $40 for each update.