Flat Fee MLS Lapeer County MI | FSBO for $399 Flat

What does it cost to sell FSBO in Lapeer County with MOO?

$399, paid once, for the MLS Only package. That covers:

your Realcomp listing for a 6 month term
up to 50 photos and unlimited edits
Listing Lab
three free guides

MOO charges $0 at closing. If you want a licensed broker to review offers with you, Offer Ready is $997. MOOniverse is $1,797 and includes closing coordination from the Closing Crew™.

How much could a Lapeer County seller keep?

Molly MOO with a calculator showing Lapeer County seller savings

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Here's an example. On a $400,000 home, this is what a percentage listing fee costs compared with MOO.

Example: a $400,000 home

Listing fee	What it costs	You keep vs. that fee with MOO MLS Only ($399)
3% listing commission	$12,000	$11,601
2.5% listing commission	$10,000	$9,601
2% listing commission	$8,000	$7,601

Even with Offer Ready at $997, a seller comparing against a 3% listing fee keeps $11,003. Buyer agent compensation is a separate question, and it's something you decide and negotiate. Example only. Results vary.

$12,000vs$399

What is Real Estate MOO?

Real Estate MOO puts Michigan homeowners on the MLS for a flat $399, through Realty Concierge Group, a licensed Michigan brokerage. Your price is your call, and you run your own showings and offers. MOO never takes a percentage at closing. Want a broker's help with offers or closing? Add it if you need it.

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Do Lapeer agents search the MLS MOO uses?

Molly MOO fishing for buyers for a Lapeer County listing

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Yes, the very same one. Lapeer County is served by Realcomp II, the MLS covering most of Southeast Michigan. The Lapeer and Upper Thumb Association of REALTORS® is one of Realcomp's shareholder boards, so your listing lands where local agents already work. On the MLS within 2 business days of your completed file: signed listing paperwork, photos uploaded, intake form submitted and every room measured or marked not in your home. Files completed after 3pm Eastern count from the next business day; business days exclude weekends and holidays. Redfin, Zillow and Realtor.com then put it in front of shoppers searching from Oakland County, Flint or the Thumb.

Selling acreage or a working farm?

Molly MOO on a tractor on a Lapeer County farm

Tell the land story before the house story. Give total acres and how they divide (tillable, wooded, fenced), each outbuilding with its dimensions, whether the road is gravel or paved, any pond, and where the well and septic sit. Spend your 50 photos on fields, barns and fence lines as freely as on bedrooms.

Is the land enrolled in PA 116?

You can still sell it. When every enrolled acre goes to one buyer, Michigan's farmland preservation agreement transfers to that new owner. Selling only part? The state must approve splitting the agreement first. MDARD's Farmland Program handles both, so call it before listing and tell buyers at the start.

Splitting off a few acres? Michigan's Land Division Act routes new parcels through your township or city for approval. Get that answer before you advertise a lot that doesn't legally exist yet.

Will Lapeer County want a well or septic inspection at sale?

Your township or city office knows what applies when a property changes hands, so ring it before you list. Homes inside Lapeer and Imlay City often connect to municipal water and sewer; on a farm parcel in Goodland, Burnside or Rich Township, the well and septic come with the land. Lapeer County Environmental Health takes records requests, so ask for your parcel's file.

What transfer tax comes out of a Lapeer County sale?

Molly MOO reviewing Lapeer County deed paperwork

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Expect $8.60 per $1,000, collected when the deed is recorded in the city of Lapeer:

State of Michigan: $3.75 per $500
Lapeer County: $0.55 per $500

Example: a $400,000 sale means $3,000 state plus $440 county, a $3,440 total.

Owner-occupants can sometimes skip the state share, generally when the property's state equalized value hasn't climbed past its level at purchase. Ask your title company to run that test before you plan on it. Buyer and seller can also agree in writing on who pays.

Where do Lapeer County deeds get recorded?

At the Lapeer County Register of Deeds in the city of Lapeer. Its fee schedule lists $30 to record a deed, and whichever title company closes your sale normally submits it.

Lapeer County notes for sellers

Three roads carry the commute. M-24 runs north and south through Lapeer toward Oakland County, M-53 passes through Imlay City, and I-69 crosses toward Flint and Port Huron. Give drive times along the one you use.
A working 1840s courthouse. Lapeer's courthouse, built in 1845 and 1846, still serves its original purpose. Near downtown? Mention the walk.
Public land for hunters and campers. Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area and the Lapeer State Game Area draw people who hunt, fish and camp. If either is close, say how close.
Farmhouses need the disclosure form too. Michigan requires its Seller Disclosure Statement on one to four unit homes, a farmhouse on 40 acres included; foreclosures and transfers to close family are among the few exceptions. A pre-1978 house adds the federal lead-based paint form.
School lines ignore township borders. Pull your district name from the tax bill before you write it into the listing.

The difference that matters

Flat means flat. Here's how MOO compares.

Real Estate MOO charges one flat price up front and never adds a percentage of your sale at closing. Here's exactly what that price covers.

Real Estate MOO

The price you see is the price you pay

$399

Flat. The whole price. At any sale price.

Zero percentage at closing — not now, not ever
Your sale price doesn't change what you owe us
Full Realcomp MLS listing + syndication included
Licensed Michigan broker backing every listing
Every tier includes full MLS syndication, up to 50 photos and unlimited edits, Listing Lab (we write, enter and maintain your MLS listing) and all three prep guides — higher tiers add broker help with offers and closing, never feature unlocks

For example, a 3% listing commission on a $400,000 home is $12,000. Real Estate MOO charges a flat $399 and takes no percentage at all — which means a higher sale price stays entirely in your pocket.

Selling FSBO in Lapeer County

How it works

Only a licensed broker can place a home on the Realcomp MLS — so we do that part for you, and you stay in control of the sale.

Build your listing

Add your Lapeer County home's details and photos online — no agent visit required.

Go live on Realcomp

We list it on the Realcomp MLS, and it syndicates to Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin.

Field your own offers

Buyers and their agents contact you directly. You run showings and negotiate on your terms.

Close with backup

Add contract review or closing support whenever you want it — all the backup, none of the agent.

Lapeer County cities, villages and townships we serve

All 27 on the county Treasurer's list, from the two cities out to the farthest farm township.

Cities (2): Imlay City and Lapeer.

Villages (7): Almont, Clifford, Columbiaville, Dryden, Metamora, North Branch and Otter Lake.

Townships (18): Almont, Arcadia, Attica, Burlington, Burnside, Deerfield, Dryden, Elba, Goodland, Hadley, Imlay, Lapeer, Marathon, Mayfield, Metamora, North Branch, Oregon and Rich.

Common questions

Do Lapeer agents search the same MLS MOO lists on?

Yes. Lapeer County is served by Realcomp II, the MLS covering most of Southeast Michigan, and the Lapeer and Upper Thumb Association of REALTORS® is a Realcomp shareholder board. On the MLS within 2 business days of your completed file: signed listing paperwork, photos uploaded, intake form submitted and every room measured or marked not in your home. Files completed after 3pm Eastern count from the next business day; business days exclude weekends and holidays. Redfin, Zillow and Realtor.com display it as well.

Can I sell Lapeer County farmland that's enrolled in PA 116?

Yes. A sale of all the enrolled land carries the agreement to the new owner. A partial sale needs state approval to split the agreement before closing.

Can I sell just a few acres off my Lapeer County property?

Check with your township or city first. Under Michigan's Land Division Act, a new parcel needs local approval before it can be sold on its own.

What should a Lapeer County acreage listing include?

Total acres and how they break down, each outbuilding and its size, road surface, any pond, and where the well and septic are. Use the 50 photo allowance on the land as well as the house.

Where is a Lapeer County deed recorded, and for how much?

At the Register of Deeds in the city of Lapeer, for $30 under the county's fee schedule. Your title company usually files it at closing.

How is transfer tax figured on a Lapeer County sale?

On the sale price: $3.75 per $500 to Michigan plus $0.55 per $500 to the county. Owner-occupants may qualify to skip the state share, so ask your title company.

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