Beycome Reviews: What You NEED to Know

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  Written by Craig Donofrio

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  Edited by Josiah Wilmoth

Pros and cons | Should I use Beycome? | Competitor comparisons | Pricing | Cash back service | Concierge service | Customer reviews | Bottom line | Alternatives | FAQs

We strive to deliver objective reviews. The Real Estate Witch Team spent 30+ hours researching Beycome, which included multiple mystery shopper phone calls and emails with several Beycome representatives. Our goal is to help you find a service that can get you the best possible value depending on your home sale needs.

Beycome is a broker that offers a flat fee multiple listing service (MLS) option for sellers who want to sell their home for sale by owner (FSBO). Beycome also offers a home buyer rebate and a 1% Concierge option for buyers and sellers who don’t want to go it alone. 

Beycome’s basic flat fee MLS option is an absolute steal at $99, but it’s only available in eight states — and you won’t have a real estate agent on your side to help you navigate your sale. Its upgraded flat fee service package is available in fewer states and comes with some impressive extras, like a photography session, for just $299. 

Our research into Beycome’s cash back buyer program and Concierge service (its discount broker option) led to a confusing and conflicting mess of information. If you’re looking to buy or sell and need more guidance, go with another, more established discount brand.

If you’re looking to avoid overpaying on realtor fees but are worried about the hassle of selling your house without an agent, we recommend trying Clever Real Estate. Clever negotiates reduced 1.5% listing fees with top-rated realtors from local brokerages like Keller Williams and Century 21. You’ll get full service from an experienced local agent, but pay a fraction of the standard 3% listing fee most realtors charge.

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Pros and cons of Beycome

We could find little wrong with Beycome’s flat fee MLS listing options, but we had a more difficult time finding reviews and clear information about its cash back and Concierge services. 

Is Beycome legit?

Yes, Beycome is a legitimate brokerage that offers a flat fee MLS service. It’s licensed in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, and South Carolina. While Beycome is a registered broker in those states, it only has a single physical location and that’s in Miami. 

Beycome also has its own title service company, Beycome Title LLC. It’s only available in Florida and Beycome uses that service for its home selling program. 

» MORE: Read This BEFORE You Go With a Flat Fee MLS Service

Should I sell my home with Beycome?

If you’re looking just to list on the MLS, Beycome is a great choice if you live in the following states:

• Alabama
• California
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Minnesota
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

Beycome’s Enhanced MLS package is also a great deal, but it isn’t available in California or Minnesota. 

While Beycome isn’t a one-stop shop for FSBO sellers, the Enhanced package comes with a lock box, yard sign, flyers, and a photo shoot session from a local photographer. 

Selling FSBO isn’t for everyone, which is why Beycome offers a Concierge service with additional assistance for a 1% fee, plus a $499 upfront fee. 

However, we don’t recommend the Concierge service service. It was difficult for us to get an answer about how exactly it worked. We also couldn’t find many online reviews for this service. For that reason, we recommend going with a discount real estate brokerage or low commission realtor that has more reviews and can clearly tell you what to expect. 

An even better option for most home sellers is to work with a full service real estate agent who offers built-in discounts on realtor fees. Our partners at Clever Real Estate pre-negotiate low 1.5% listing fees with experienced realtors from major brands like Berkshire Hathaway and RE/MAX. You’ll get all the service and support you expect from a top local agent, but pay a fraction of the 3% rate most realtors charge. Learn how Clever can help you save thousands on your sale!

How does Beycome compare to top competitors?

For its MLS-only packages, Beycome works very well. Beycome gives you a Beycome.com listing, which doubles as a portal for making modifications to the listing that appears on the actual MLS.

It’s straightforward and easy, but if you’re looking for more a la carte or enhanced features, you should check out the competition. 

Homecoin

✅ Best for: Sellers looking for a cheap way onto the MLS with a la carte options

Homecoin is a hair cheaper than Beycome and offers a lot of a la carte upgrades, including photography.  

Depending on what you need, Homecoin could be cheaper than Beycome. If you only need a lockbox, Homecoin charges $125 extra, whereas you would need to opt in for the full Enhanced package at Beycome for $299.

Homecoin also offers photography and the price varies by area. It may be cheaper to go with them for the basic MLS plus photo session depending on where you live. 

» MORE: How to Sell a House Without a Realtor: What You NEED to Know!

Houzeo

✅ Best for: Tech-savvy sellers who live outside Beycome’s coverage

Houzeo’s MLS listing rates are more expensive than both Beycome and Homecoin, but it is available in every state (several states have limited coverage). Its basic Bronze package also has a $25 fee per listing change, which isn’t great. 

Houzeo is 100% online and has options like an online dashboard to compare offers and make counter offers. Just be aware that all of its upgrades can cost well over $1,000.  

» MORE: The Best For Sale By Owner Websites

Fizber

✅ Best for: Those looking for an easy way onto the MLS and a free online listing

Fizber’s cheapest option for getting listed on the MLS is its $295 option. That’s more expensive than Beycome and Homecoin, but it’s available in every state. 

You can also get a free listing on Fizber.com without paying for any package. To get a listing on Beycome.com, you’ll have to pay.

Unlike Beycome, Fizber is not a broker and instead sends you to a local brokerage. It’s not the cheapest way onto the MLS, but it does have good customer support. 

» MORE: Read our full Fizber review

How much does it cost to list on the MLS with Beycome?

Beycome offers two packages to get on the MLS:

$99 Basic Package: Best for sellers who want to get on the MLS fast and cheap

👍 What we like:

• Free Beycome.com listing
• Max photos and unlimited listing changes
• Active listing until closing or cancellation
• Syndication to 100s of real estate sites like realtor.com, Trulia, and Zillow

👎 What we don’t like:

• Limited states available
• No add-ons
• Listing changes take some time

Beycome’s Basic Package is one of the cheapest ways to get your home listed on the MLS. It also comes with a Beycome.com listing, which is good to showcase your home on social media.

That Beycome listing serves as a portal to manage your actual MLS listing, which will show up on hundreds of sites like realtor.com and Zillow. We were told that changes can take two to three days to show on the MLS. The good news is that you can make unlimited changes. 

Also, the listing lasts until you close! That’s great — but keep in mind, if your home is languishing on the market for 12 months, there’s probably something wrong with your marketing approach and you should seek expert help. 

The MLS listing comes with maximum photos, the number of which depends on the state. Some states allow 24, others more. There’s also an open house and visiting manager tool to schedule showings. 

Beycome also says you will get free access to legal forms, although the fine print says that those forms are samples and are not to be used as actual legal documents. You’ll need to look elsewhere.

» MORE: How to Sell a House By Owner: Paperwork You Need

$299 Enhanced Package: Best for sellers who need a little extra help

👍 What we like:

• 25 HD photos taken by a local photographer
• Lockbox and yard sign
• Customizable brochure and fliers

👎 What we don’t like:

• Only available in six states
• Some extras are just filler and provide little value
• May not need all of it

The biggest pro for the Enhanced Package is the inclusion of a photoshoot, which comes with 25 HD pictures. It also comes with a lockbox, yard sign, flyers, and other signage.

For an extra $200, that’s a fantastic value! If you’re a FSBO seller who needs these extras, the Enhanced Package is the way to go. 

On the negative side, some of the other extras are filler. The YouTube video tour is just a photo montage with an automated voice over. Beycome will also post your home to sites like Oodle, Listanza, and Yakaz, but those are unpopular and provide questionable value. The company will also create a Craigslist ad, but doing so yourself is extremely simple. 

The Enhanced Package is only available in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Still, even with the filler content, we recommend it.

» MORE: How Much Does It Cost to Sell a House by Owner?

Beycome’s refund policy

Beycome has a great refund policy for its Basic plan, which is a 90-day money back guarantee unless you’ve received 2 legitimate offers, are under contract, or closed. 

All other packages have this refund policy, but it only includes the $99 refund. In other words, the most you can get refunded from any package is $99. 

What other services does Beycome offer?

Beycome owns Beycome Title, which provides title insurance for home buyers in Florida for a flat fee of $599. 

Beycome also has a 2% cash back program for home buyers and a 1% fee Concierge service for home sellers. 

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Should I sell a home with Beycome’s Concierge service?

Beycome’s Concierge service costs 1% of the sales price (or a minimum of $999) plus a $499 upfront fee, which counts towards the 1% fee if a sale is completed.

Beycome representatives said an agent will provide a comparative market analysis (CMA) and pricing advice, manage home showings, and take care of calls, negotiations, and paperwork. Drone photography may also be available, depending on location. 

Only a handful of the 250+ online Beycome reviews mentioned that they sold a house with Beycome’s 1% program, and while those reviews were positive, none mentioned what the experience was like. 

Beycome reps could not provide a clear answer as to whether or not we would get an in-person agent to help us with our sale. Instead, we were encouraged to pay the $499 fee to move on with the process, essentially going in blind. 

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🚩Conflicting information 🚩

Beycome’s site says it will “cover all closing costs” except title insurance, inspection, appraisal, taxes, and document stamps. It’s also not covering the buyer agent fee. So basically, you’ll still be on the hook for all significant closing fees. 

We were also told that, contrary to what the website says, Beycome would actually not be covering any closing fees if you’re in a state other than Florida and Georgia. 

Beycome’s 1% fee is similar to other brokers, although the upfront $499 fee actually makes it more expensive. While that money counts toward the 1% fee, that’s only if the deal closes. If you decide you want to go with someone else, you’ll be out $499. 

Given the constant contradictions, we recommend any other trusted discount broker over Beycome. 

Clever is one such discount broker that teams up with top-rated local agents that can provide you with full assistance every step of the way. You’ll pay just a 1.5% fee. There’s no upfront fee, which means no obligation — if you don’t like it, you can walk away without having spent a dime. 

💰 List with Clever, save thousands — no hidden costs or practices! 💰

Should I buy a home with Beycome?

Beycome offers an up to 2% cash back buyer’s rebate for buyers in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

That cash back is reliant on lender approval, and Beycome notes there may be issues with FHA and VA loans. It also does not apply if you buy a FSBO home. 

According to Beycome’s site, with Beycome’s cash back program, you’re effectively acting as a buyer without an agent but with additional assistance from Beycome. 

The problem is, we couldn’t figure out what that assistance entails. 

🚩 More conflicting information 🚩

Beycome’s home buyer program has conflicting information between what the website says and the representative we spoke with. 

On the site, Beycome frames its cash back program as the buyer doing most of the legwork by scheduling and attending showings and using an online tool to field offers, with Beycome coming in for assistance. 

But the Beycome rep we spoke with told us that Beycome offered full agent support. They said, even though it isn’t on the site, that an agent would come to the showings and negotiate offers for us, plus give us up to 2% cash back. The rep also implied they would be working with us, but a thorough online search showed no evidence that this person was a real estate agent in our area or elsewhere. 

Overall, it was confusing and frustrating to figure out exactly how this program works.

There aren’t enough online reviews of this program to adequately gauge it, either. Part of that may be because it’s relatively new — Beycome began the program in 2020.

Given the contradictory information on the website vs. what we were told on the phone, we don’t recommend Beycome’s cash back program.

If a company can’t clearly tell you what to expect before you use it, how can you trust it to handle a home purchase? 

» MORE: What Do Real Estate Agents Do, Anyway?

Beycome customer service

The Beycome reps we interacted with were nice, if a bit eager to get our address. That’s because the first point-of-sale contact people are paid on a commission-based salary.

Customer service and clarity also varied depending on the package you were considering. When it came to the flat fee MLS services, Beycome reps could help answer questions about the Beycome platform. 

But when it came to the Concierge and cash back services, Beycome reps couldn’t clearly tell us whether their expert assistance would come from an in-person agent, via phone, or virtually. 

After hours of research, several phone calls, and multiple emails with several different Beycome representatives, we still aren’t sure if Beycome has agents on the ground for these services. 

» MORE: How to Choose a Realtor: Expert Tips and Secrets

Will Beycome actually save me money?

If you sell FSBO, you cut out the seller agent’s 2–3% fee of the final sales price. That’s a big chunk of cash.

Beycome’s flat fee MLS options are a fantastic deal, and you’ll pay just $99 or $299 instead of thousands of dollars in agent commission if you successfully sell your home FSBO. 

Other flat fee MLS sites charge significantly more to list on the MLS. Most others do not come with professional photography, which costs an average of $150–200, according to Thumbtack — although that cost could be more for larger properties.

But when you sell FSBO, you may not get top dollar for your property. In our Data Center’s 2022 survey of 1,000 home buyers, we found that agent-represented buyers believed FSBO homes had both lower listing prices and that they would be able to negotiate a better deal because the seller lacked an agent. 

Selling FSBO is a lot of work and isn’t for everyone. One Zillow study found that while 36% of sellers attempted to sell FSBO, only 11% actually succeeded. The rest decided it wasn’t worth it and went with an agent. 

Customer reviews of Beycome

Most online reviewers reported a positive experience with Beycome. However, complaints about bad customer service were consistent among negative reviews.

Hardly any reviews mention buying or selling with Beycome. Instead, the vast majority of reviewers discussed Beycome’s MLS packages. 

Easy to use website

Elosa and Arthur found that Beycome’s website is well designed and intuitive. We agree with that — Beycome presents a clean and easy-to-use interface for its MLS package buyers.

Great customer service

Many reviewers noted that they had a good experience with Beycome’s customer service team. 

Not everyone had a great experience with customer service

A common thread among almost all negative reviews was miscommunication or lack of customer support. While the positive reviews likely outweigh the negative ones, it’s worth noting that not everyone had a positive experience with Beycome’s MLS services. 

Listing problems and other errors

Some reviews stated that there were errors made to their listing and they were difficult to fix. On top of that, Bruce Y. alleged that local realtors fielded potential buyers for their FSBO property. 

Debbie S. still saved a bunch of money on listing fees, but they also had issues with wrong pictures being listed and being sent a wrong contract. 

Bottom line: Do we recommend Beycome?

We recommend Beycome for its MLS-only packages. They are straightforward and have great prices. 

We do not recommend Beycome for its cash back or Concierge programs. We encountered too much conflicting information on the website and what we were told on the phone and in email, and the entire process was confusing. 

Any service that involves buying or selling a home should be very clear and honest upfront. There’s no reason to go with a company that obscures its business practices or can’t tell you exactly what to expect from the get-go. 

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Beycome alternatives

Other flat fee MLS services

For flat fee MLS companies, also take a look at:

Other free and speciality FSBO websites can be used to market your home, too. 

Discount brokers

If you want expert help, we recommend a discount broker brand or agent matching service with more transparency and more reviews than Beycome to trust your home sale or purchase with. 

Consider these options:

While Clever is our top pick, we still recommend trying out or at least researching two to three trusted discount brands to find the best one. Check out our list of discount broker reviews to get a feel for what’s right for you. 

You can also try Clever for free with no upfront fees or obligations. Clever will match you with top local agents in your area. Don’t like an agent? No problem — Clever matches you with several so you can find the best fit. Click the button below to get started and find out how much you can save! 

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