Compare Crawford Realty

Crawford Realty of Alabama combines the best services and marketing techniques of traditional real estate companies while offering low, flat fees. We understand how buyers buy homes, so we use the Internet and marketing techniques that work to sell your home without charging you a 6% commission.

How does Crawford Realty stack up to the others?

	Crawford Realty of Alabama	Traditional Agency	Assisted Selling	Flat Fee Listing	FSBO
Full Service Representative	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO
MLS® Listing	YES	YES	Additional Costs	YES	NO
Expert Negotiation	YES	Varies	Varies	NO	NO
Agent will show home when unavailable	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO
Agent brings house to close	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO
Buyer's Agent Commission	Your Choice	3%	3%	Your Choice	Your Choice
Cost to sell a $200,000 Home	$1,500 + Buyer's agent commission if used	$12,000	$2,995 + Buyer's Agent Commission	$300-$400 + Buyer's Agent commission	$200-$1000 + Buyer's Agent commission if used
Pay Buyers Commission if you sell without Buyer's Agent	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO
Post House on homesbyowners.com	YES	NO	NO	NO	Additional Costs
Post house on fsboonline.com & fsbo.net	YES	NO	NO	NO	Additional Costs
List at your house	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Listing goes LIVE at your house	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Handles all paperwork, disclosures, closing docs	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO

Crawford Realty of Alabama vs. Traditional 6% Full Commission Real Estate Companies

Crawford brings the full-service representation, advice and negotiating skills of a traditional real estate company.
Since we work in large volume, our agents are usually much more experienced than the ones we go up against, and that can mean savings, and getting what you want.
Plus, Crawford will save you money while in many cases actually providing better marketing, and much more professional and experienced representation.

Crawford Realty of Alabama vs. Assisted Selling

Assisted selling offers flat fees lower than most traditional real estate companies-but not as low as Crawford Realty. Plus, you don't always have the option to set your own buyer's agent commission.
With Crawford's experienced, local team, feel confident you have the best representation. Assisted selling doesn't always offer this same expertise.
Franchised companies, so they don't have the flexibility of an independent company like Crawford Realty to work with their clients. We are our own bosses, so we have the ability to do what ever we need to make sure our clients are happy.

Crawford Realty of Alabama vs. Flat Fee Discount Listing Services

Sure, flat fee companies bring low costs (sometimes), but what about the services?
We never compromise on service, and we offer more aggressive and experienced negotiating and representation than many flat fee companies. The local Crawford Realty team is with you throughout the process.
Crawford Realty also allows you to set your own buyer's agent commission.
Unlike Crawford Realty, many flat fee companies won't show your home, or even come to your home to list.

*IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW that MLS the entry-only listings offered by some companies are illegal in Alabama, where the MINIMUM SERVICES LAW (Section 34-27-84 of Alabama Code) reads:

"When accepting an agreement to list an owner's property for sale, the broker or his or her licensee shall, at minimum, accept delivery of and present to the consumer all offers, counteroffers, and addenda to assist the consumer in negotiating offers, counteroffers, and addenda, and to answer the consumer's questions relating to the transaction."

Crawford Realty is a full-service agency that is always available to provide all minimum services as well as any other services our sellers need, on a fee-for-service basis.

Crawford Realty of Alabama vs. FSBO

You stay in control with For Sale By Owner-and save money.
But we let you keep that control and decide how much you want us to be involved-you pay a low cost fee for service, not for work we don't do or you don't need.
So with Crawford, you still save money and get a Birmingham MLS® listing and expert representation.