Flat Rate Listing Service Question and Recommendation

[April Eilers]

Hi, has anyone used a flat rate listing service that syndicates the seller's phone number directly to Zillow instead of the flat rate agent's contact info? I want to get published on MLS but want to be sure unrepresented buyers from syndicated sites are sent directly to me.

[Jonathan Minerick]

@April Eilers The MLS rules prohibit the seller contact information from syndicating from the MLS to websites. The best solution is to find a flat fee broker that has automatic call forwarding, which will connect buyers that call the listing broker phone number directly to the seller.

The broker call forwarding system should be entirely automated so the buyer can enter in some basic information about the home (e.g. street #, zip code, or MLS number) and automatically connect them with the seller.