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If you are still not sure if an "exempt listing" is right for you and you are not quite ready to list your home, let me share with you my own story. It is an "exempt listing" and I have been extensively marketing the house through my personal connections, expansive network and campaiging to the real estate community. Not only is this great exposure for my listing, it will result in a professionally staged home.

If it were up to me and I was thinking about selling, I 'd talk to my agent about what it means to be "exempt" and how they 'd market my house before it goes on the MLS. To be in the market-- you need to be listed, priced right, in showing ready condition and have a comprehensive marketing plan to promote your property. As a buyer, be sure to work with a local agent that is ingrained in the community and connected with other agents so that they are aware of these "exempt" listings-- which could be your future home.

As I've written before, it is important to have a house in showing ready condition as we only have one chance to attract a buyer. It takes time to get a house in showing condition or "staged". That is why a Seller may decide to sign a Listing Agreement with their agent as now the agent is working on the Seller's behalf to not only help them get in "showing ready condition" but also starts working their network of contacts and prepares for marketing.

If you are still not sure if an "exempt listing" is right for you and you are not quite ready to list your home, let me share with you my own story. Not only is this great exposure for my listing, it will result in a professionally staged home.

When I work with my exempt listings, I create marketing flyers that I distribute to agents throughout the community and surrounding areas. Absolutely ... but remember, you have a listing agreement and even though your home is not on the MLS, your agent is still working very hard on your behalf. There is so much "behind the scenes" work that gets done to get a house sold for top dollar and rather than waiting to list your house since it is not yet ready ... think about a short-term exempt listing.

Are there other reasons why a listing may be exempt? It is much harder to sell a home that we can't advertise but for those of us that are connected in the community, surrounding areas & have a large network-- it is doable. Once again, all it takes is that "right" buyer and if as a home owner, you are not listed, that "right" buyer will find something else.

For you buyers out there, do you ever wonder if there are more homes on the market than what is reflected in MLS or various popular real estate internet sites? The answer is "yes" as there is a type of listing called an "exempt listing", meaning that it is exempt from the MLS and other media.

The answer is "yes" as there is a type of listing called an "exempt listing", meaning that it is exempt from the MLS and other media. Absolutely ... but remember, you have a listing agreement and even though your home is not on the MLS, your agent is still working very hard on your behalf. As a buyer, be sure to work with a local agent that is ingrained in the community and connected with other agents so that they are aware of these "exempt" listings-- which could be your future home.