2026 Review

Flat Fee Group Review 2026: $195–$895

This Flat Fee Group review covers Florida only. In Florida the brand resolves to one person: Doug Addeo of Community Realty Associates, licensed as BK0559732. By his own account he is more than twenty years and several thousand listings into the job. That matters more than it sounds. Much of this industry runs on referral. You pay a national website, it hands your listing to whichever broker in your state will take it cheapest, and you meet them afterwards. Flat Fee Group says plainly that it does not do that. It invites you to phone the broker and interview him before you list. Pricing is four flat tiers, $195 to $895, with nothing owed at closing on any of them.

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3/5— Our Rating
Our Verdict: A real Florida brokerage with transparent flat pricing and no closing fee. One long-licensed broker handles the state, rather than a rotating network. The catch is the entry tier: $195 buys only six photos.
Updated May 2026 · By Flat Fee MLS Sells · FL Brokerage License #CQ1049856 ↗ · Disclosure: Flat Fee MLS Sells is our own service. This review reflects our analysis of publicly available information.
Pricing Breakdown

Flat Fee Group pricing in Florida

PlanListing FeeClosing FeeTotal on $400KWhat's Included
Basic$195None$195Six-month term, and only 6 photos — the real constraint at this price.
Basic Plus$295None$29525 photos and a free yard sign.
Premium$495None$49532 photos. The broker reviews your contract and works out your closing costs. A year of marketing time.
Full Service$895None$895A professional photographer shoots the house, and the broker negotiates with the buyer agent. Two years of marketing time.
PROS
+Nothing owed at closing on any of the four plans
+You deal with one named, verifiable Florida broker
+They invite you to interview the broker before you list
+Twenty-plus years of Florida listing experience behind the licence
+Full Service is flat, with no percentage taken at closing
+Long marketing terms — a year on Premium, two on Full Service
CONS
-The $195 entry tier allows only 6 photos
-Entry price is roughly double the cheapest Florida flat fee listings
-Photo counts, not features, are what separate the lower tiers
-Everything in Florida rests on one broker, so his availability caps the service
-Plan details sit behind pop-ups rather than a plain comparison table
Bottom Line

Flat Fee Group is the version of this industry that works as advertised. No closing fee hides behind the headline price. The Florida broker is named, and his licence is checkable. He will talk to you before you commit. Most national flat fee websites cannot offer that, because most of them do not yet know who your broker will be. For a seller who wants one accountable person on the phone, that is worth real money.

The question is how much. Basic costs $195 and carries six photos. Six photos does not sell a Florida house in 2026. Buyers scroll, and a listing with a third of the images of the one beneath it loses before anyone reads a word. So the honest entry point here is Basic Plus at $295, where the photo count becomes competitive. Measured that way, Flat Fee Group sits mid-market rather than at the cheap end. A seller who needs only the MLS entry and a decent gallery can get there for less.

Where it earns its price is the top tier. Full Service costs $895. That covers professional photography, and the broker negotiates the contract. It is all flat, with nothing taken at closing. Almost every rival that offers negotiation charges a percentage instead. On a $400,000 sale, 1% is $4,000. Against that, $895 is not expensive at all. It is the cheapest full-service structure in this comparison, by a wide margin, and the gap widens the more your house is worth. Anyone who wants help through the contract should take this tier seriously.

Frequently Asked Questions

Flat Fee Group FAQ

Four flat tiers: Basic $195, Basic Plus $295, Premium $495 and Full Service $895. Their Florida page states no commission or fee at closing on any plan. The number you pay upfront is the number you pay. What separates the tiers is mostly photo count — 6 on Basic, 25 on Basic Plus, and 32 on Premium and Full Service.
Doug Addeo of Community Realty Associates, licensed as BK0559732. Flat Fee Group states it does not pass your listing to a third-party broker. It also encourages you to call and interview him first. You can confirm the licence yourself at myfloridalicense.com.
Both charge a flat fee with nothing owed at closing. That makes the comparison genuinely about what the money buys. Flat Fee Group starts at $195 for six photos. Flat Fee MLS Sells starts at $99 for twelve, and $295 buys a six-month listing with up to 35. At the top end the models diverge. Flat Fee Group asks $895 flat for negotiation and professional photos. Flat Fee MLS Sells Full-Service is $495 plus 1% at closing, which costs less below roughly $40,000 and more above it.
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