There is none! By using our technology and working through our system, you’re able to do what a traditional agent does without paying an arm and a leg. Our online system and dedicated agents make it easy to make offers on not only our listings, but any listing on the MLS. Then we help you throughout the entire deal to make sure your offer and contract goes through smoothly and stress free. If you found the home why pay thousands to an agent right? It just makes sense to us.

Searching for your new dream home have never been easier. Just click on our our property search feature away you go. Then once you find the property you are looking for you can submit an offer in a few simple steps. When searching through our site you are searching the MLS and using the same resources that agents use when searching for homes.

Buyer agents typically collect a 3% commission on the home’s selling price. This is paid for by the listing agent and/or homeowner. By working with Flat Rate Homes once you find a home you are wanting to submit an offer on, we become your broker and will collect the 3% commission being offered on the MLS when the contract closes. Then we refund it back to you, minus our flat fee of $1950. Essentially when using our online offer service we will refund you any commissions paid to us that are above our $1950 minimum commission. Properties that are For Sale By Owner do not apply but give us a call and ask about our FSBO service to still save thousands.

*Note that our refund is dependent on a minimum commission of $1950 and your lenders and/or builders approval is required. There also may be restrictions with VA and FHA loans. If you are ready to go though, before you talk to the builder and/or a lender give us a call and we are happy to help you come up with a plan to make sure you get the maximum refund back.

First, once you find the home you want to make an offer on you can submit an offer through our website, and we will handle the rest. During this process, in order to qualify, you will need to sign a Buyer Broker Agreement (BBA) which we will allow us to legally represent you during the transaction and be able to collect the offered commission. That means you cannot have another agreement in place with another agent outside of Flat Rate Homes. This is the only way, submit offers on your behalf and receive the commission.

*Refunds do not apply toward For Sale By Owner (FSBO) direct deals.

There are many ways refunds can be given back and used and we can help customize the refund to best meet your needs and help the transaction go through. Lenders and builders might also have restrictions of what commissions refunds can be used for. this is why we will help you through the process to make sure you you get the best possible refund and using it in the best possible way. The most common way people use their refund though are as follows:

1. You can have the refund immediately go toward a price reduction so you can make a more competitive offer or just reduce the purchase price all together.
2. you can get a check written for the refund after the home has closed.
3. There are hundreds of other ways we can structure it as well

If you are going to make an offer through our site, Yes, you are! You’re represented by Flat Rate Homes.

For our buyer refund program, our $1950 fee comes from the traditional agent commission that’s paid upon closing. So if you don’t close, you don’t have to pay us the remaining balance of $1950, $0, zip, nada.