Advertising Package/Terms of Use

What You Get

Deluxe Package

  • Unlimited listing: List your home until it sells.
  • Descriptive listing: Numerous categories make it easy for buyers to get info on your home.
  • Rotating featured listing: Give your home even more exposure with a featured listing on the DSM-FSBO.com homepage.
  • 8 digital photos: Give buyers an online snapshot of your home.
  • Professionally designed yard & directional signs: Attract buyers with your eye-catching DSM-FSBO.com yard sign & DSM-FSBO.com directional signs.
  • Printable home fliers: Provide potential buyers with a fact sheet of your home.
  • Individual listing hit counter: Monitor potential buyer traffic with your own listing hit counter.
  • We work for you: We take photos of your home and manage your online listing.
  • Online exposure: Paid advertising on major online search engines such as Google, America Online, Netscape, Earthlink, Ask Jeeves, Lycos, CompuServe, AT&T Worldnet, and About.com. Your home will also be listed on property listing websites such as Google, Zillow, BYOwnerMLS, Vast, Oodle and Propsmart.
  • TV exposure: Featured banner ad on Mediacom MainStreet Channel 4 Des Moines.

Basic Package

  • Unlimited listing: List your home until it sells.
  • Descriptive listing: Numerous categories make it easy for buyers to get info on your home.
  • 4 digital photos: Give buyers an online snapshot of your home.
  • Printable home fliers: Provide potential buyers with a fact sheet of your home.
  • Individual listing hit counter: Monitor potential buyer traffic with your own listing hit counter.
  • Online exposure: Paid advertising on major online search engines such as Google, America Online, Netscape, Earthlink, Ask Jeeves, Lycos, CompuServe, AT&T Worldnet, and About.com.
  • TV exposure: Featured banner ad on Mediacom MainStreet Channel 4 Des Moines.

What It Costs

Deluxe Package

List your home until it sells for a $199.00 one-time fee. You may include additional photos (exceeding 8) for $10.00 each, and additional DSM-FSBO.com Directional Signs (exceeding 2) for $10.00 each.

Replacement photos are $10.00 each if taken by our professional photographer.  A check made payable to "DSM-FSBO.com" for the appropriate amount (1 replacement photo = $10.00, etc.) can be mailed to: DSM-FSBO.com PO Box 71161 Des Moines, IA 50325.  Once payment is received, a representative will take the designated replacement photos and upload to the seller's listing.  Replacement photos are FREE if emailed by the seller. 

Basic Package

List your home until it sells for a $149.00 one-time fee. You may include additional photos (exceeding 4) for $10.00 each. You may upgrade later to a DELUXE package for $100. Replacement photos are FREE and must be emailed by the seller.

Refund Policy

You may cancel your DSM-FSBO.com listing at any time. However, there will be NO REFUNDS once we have received your listing fee. You may re-activate your listing with no additional charge within one month of when your listing was removed from the website. Anytime after one month, you will be subject to listing rates at that time to re-list.

DSM-FSBO.com Signs (Deluxe package only)

All listing fees include a yard sign to be placed on the Customer's property, as well as two directional signs to be placed on nearby street corners. The Customer agrees to notify DSM-FSBO.com when the property has SOLD (or has a Sale Pending). After Sale, or when the listing is removed from the website, the customer is responsible for removing all signs from their property. Should the signs become damaged, lost or stolen while on the Customer's property, the Customer may purchase new replacement signs at the cost of $35.00 for the entire sign, $15.00 for the sign frame only, or $20.00 for the printed sign only.

Terms of Use

The Terms of Use are meant for the visitors to http://www.dsm-fsbo.com ("web site") and constitute a legally binding agreement made by and between DSM-FSBO.com, LLC and you. Please carefully read the Terms of Use before you decide to use the information posted on this website.

DSM-FSBO.com, LLC ("we", "our web site" or "us") is neither a real estate organization nor part of any Multiple Listing Service (MLS). We do not offer any professional real estate related assistance, representation or advice. We do not represent the buyer or seller in any respect. Our web site is strictly an advertising venue allowing people, who are selling their properties, to advertise on the Internet. It allows potential buyers to view those properties and gain information about those properties over the Internet.

The information on this website is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

All persons using this web site and the information found within it assume all liabilities and responsibilities including the accuracy of the information. The sellers of the advertised properties have agreed to take complete responsibility for the accuracy of the information to be included with their properties. Any commercial service providers who might advertise on our web site are responsible for the content of their respective banner ads and web sites.

DSM-FSBO.com, LLC assumes no liability for consequential damages. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall DSM-FSBO.com, LLC be liable for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation, special, incidental, consequential, or indirect damages for personal injury, loss of business profits, business interruption or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of any information, recommendation or suggestion posted on our web site.

Furthermore, DSM-FSBO.com, LLC cannot be held liable for errors and omissions, nor can we be held liable for connection downtime due to server or network problems experienced by our Internet Service Provider (ISP) or any other reason beyond our control.

All materials on this website including, without limitations, the DSM-FSBO.com design, text, graphics, other files and the selection, arrangement and organization thereof are either owned by DSM-FSBO.com, LLC or are property of DSM-FSBO.com, LLC's suppliers or licensors. You may not use such materials without permission. Copyright 2005 DSM-FSBO.com, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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