FULL-SERVICE HOME SELLING
Sell Your Home for a 1% Commission with Full Service.
Experienced pricing, professional marketing, negotiation, and contract-to-close representation. All at a 1% listing commission.
1% commission agents serving Chicago's north and northwest suburbs and the city.
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- 5.0 AVERAGE RATING
- FULL MLS AND BUYER'S AGENT ACCESS
- FOUNDED BY A BROKER WITH 21+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
A DIFFERENT BROKERAGE MODEL
How does SPOT Real Estate offer full service while protecting your outcome with a 1% listing commission?
Full commission made sense when full commission was the only option. It is not anymore.
SPOT was built so you can sell your home for a 1% listing commission and still receive the work that gets a home sold, without the office-heavy cost structure sellers have traditionally funded. You still receive experienced pricing, professional presentation, broad market exposure, negotiation, and contract-to-close representation.
The difference is how the brokerage is built and what you pay on the listing side. See what the difference looks like for your home.
“We eliminated unnecessary overhead, not the services that help sell your home.”
EQUITY PROTECTION™
See what a 1% listing commission could save you, before you share your details.
Use your own estimated sale price to compare SPOT's 1% listing commission with a 3% listing-commission example. You will see the potential difference before we ask for your name, email, or phone number.
Illustrative comparison only. Commissions are negotiable. SPOT's Listing Activation Package is separate. Buyer-broker compensation, if any, is negotiated separately. Other selling and closing costs are excluded. This is not a home valuation or an estimate of total equity.
THE FULL-SERVICE STANDARD
The listing work stays with us.
SPOT does not offer a 1% listing commission by handing the important work back to the homeowner. Your sale is guided from the first pricing conversation through closing.
Pricing and positioning
We study the property, competing homes, recent sales, and current buyer behavior to build a pricing strategy for today's market.
Preparation and presentation
You receive practical guidance on what may improve marketability, what can be left alone, and how to prepare the home without wasting money.
Professional marketing
Professional photography, listing presentation, MLS exposure, syndication to major consumer real estate sites, signage, and a written marketing plan are included.
Showings and market response
We coordinate access, organize feedback, and help you understand what the market is communicating after launch.
Offer strategy and negotiation
We evaluate price, financing, contingencies, timing, and risk so you can compare the whole offer, not just the headline number.
Contract to closing
Your SPOT professional stays involved through attorney review, inspection, appraisal, financing milestones, final walkthrough, and closing.
MARKETING WITH A PURPOSE
How does SPOT ensure your home is presented clearly and launched deliberately through professional marketing?
Marketing is not simply a checklist of places where a listing appears. Price, presentation, reach, timing, showing access, and follow-up have to work together.
SPOT creates a plan for the property, presents it professionally, launches it to the market, and interprets the response with you. If the market sends a signal, you will understand what it means and what choices you have.
- Professional photography and property presentation
- MLS exposure and syndication to major consumer real estate sites
- Property description and launch strategy
- Signage and showing coordination
- Buyer and broker feedback
- Ongoing strategy as market response develops
FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO CLOSING
Clear advice at every stage of the sale.
Every home and seller is different. Your home selling process should still feel organized, understandable, and accountable.
- 01
Understand your goals
We begin with your timing, priorities, property, and questions before recommending a strategy.
- 02
Build the strategy
We assess the market, discuss pricing, identify preparation that may matter, and agree on the plan for the home.
- 03
Prepare and launch
The property is prepared, photographed, presented, and introduced to the market with a deliberate launch plan.
- 04
Market and interpret response
We coordinate showings, gather feedback, monitor activity, and explain what the market response means.
- 05
Evaluate and negotiate
We compare the full financial and contractual picture of each offer and help you choose a response without pressure.
- 06
Manage the contract through closing
We stay involved through the transaction, keep the moving parts organized, and help address issues before they become surprises.
CLEAR FROM THE START
One percent listing commission. A clearly disclosed Listing Activation Package.
SPOT's listing commission is 1%. A separate Listing Activation Package also applies. Plans are recommended by home price range, and you choose the marketing level that fits your home. The package you select is disclosed before you sign a listing agreement.
RECOMMENDED FOR UNDER $250,000
1% listing commission
+ $495 Listing Activation Package
RECOMMENDED FOR $250,000 TO $750,000
1% listing commission
+ $695 Listing Activation Package
RECOMMENDED FOR OVER $750,000
1% listing commission
+ $895 Listing Activation Package
SPOT will confirm the Listing Activation Package you choose and the marketing plan for your property before you sign. Buyer-broker compensation, if any, is separate and negotiable.
Commissions are negotiable. Buyer-broker compensation, if any, is negotiated separately. Other transaction and closing costs may apply.
How does SPOT compare to other ways to sell a home?
DO MORE
Flat fee and DIY
Lower cost can come with more homeowner responsibility. Service levels vary, but the seller may take on more of the pricing, showing, negotiation, and transaction process.
THE SPOT STANDARD
Full service at 1%
Pricing strategy, professional marketing, showing coordination, negotiation, and contract-to-close representation. A different cost structure without handing the work back to you.
SEE MY SAVINGSPAY MORE
Traditional brokerage
The service scope may be similar. SPOT's distinction is a 1% listing commission and a leaner brokerage cost structure.
EQUITY PROTECTION™ IN PRACTICE
Full service. More equity kept.
SPOT sellers describe the service they received and what the 1% listing commission meant at closing.
$16,000
REPORTED SAVINGS
“Mark's communication was fast and reliable, and his deep industry experience gave us absolute confidence at every step.”
$13K
REPORTED EQUITY RETAINED
“His knowledge, professionalism, patience, and genuine support made what could have been an overwhelming and emotional process so much easier for my brother and me.”
1%
LISTING COMMISSION
“Using his Spot Real Estate with 1% sales commission saved us enough to purchase new furniture for our new house.”
Figures and quotes are from individual clients' public Google reviews and may be rounded. Savings figures reflect the listing commission only and do not include SPOT's Listing Activation Package or any fees charged by other brokerages. The equity figure is the client's own description of a negotiated result. Results vary by property and transaction.
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THE BROKERAGE BEHIND THE 1%
Real brokerage. Real representation. One accountable professional.
SPOT Real Estate, LLC is a licensed Illinois brokerage. Every SPOT seller works with a licensed real estate professional who stays involved from the initial pricing conversation through negotiation and closing, backed by the brokerage throughout the transaction.
Mark Miles, founder and Designated Managing Broker of SPOT Real Estate, has been licensed in Illinois since 2005.
Verify an Illinois real estate license with the IDFPR
ILLINOIS-LICENSED BROKERAGE
Full brokerage representation
NORTH AND NORTHWEST SUBURBS
And the city of Chicago
ONE POINT OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Your broker stays with the transaction
FULL-SERVICE STANDARD
Pricing through closing
FREE SPOT SELLER GUIDE
Sell informed, even if you are not ready yet.
Get a practical guide for Illinois home sellers covering pricing, preparation, marketing, offers, costs, and the questions worth asking before you sign a listing agreement.
- How to think about pricing in the current market
- Which preparation may matter and where sellers often overspend
- What full-service representation should include
- How to compare offers, contingencies, and selling costs
Questions sellers ask before they list.
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Listing-commission savings before SPOT’s separate Listing Activation Package.
Request a personal follow-up about your home and potential savings. No obligation to list.
See your potential savings.
Start with your address and your own estimated sale price. No contact details needed to see the comparison.
Your best estimate is fine. You can enter $595,000 or 595k. This is your estimate, not an automated valuation.
Listing-commission savings before SPOT’s separate Listing Activation Package.
Request a personal follow-up about your home and potential savings. No obligation to list.