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Notes from building a desktop app that posts the listings an agent has permission to market to Facebook Marketplace, on a schedule, with the attribution and the disclosure written on every post.

Permission comes from the agent, from their own brokerage under its rules or in writing from the listing agent or the managing broker. The app writes the lines. It does not obtain the permission and it does not guarantee compliance.

8 posts. Most recent first.

October 2, 2026

Can an agent post a for sale by owner home on Facebook Marketplace? · Listing AutomatEr

Yes with the owner's written permission and a plain statement that the owner has no broker. What Colorado's rule requires and how Arizona's consent rule applies.

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October 2, 2026

Does my broker have to approve my Facebook Marketplace posts? · Listing AutomatEr

Your broker answers for your advertising in Arizona and Colorado, so ask before the first post. What each state rule says and what to get in writing.

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October 2, 2026

How fast does a Marketplace post have to come down when a listing sells? · Listing AutomatEr

A post is a copy of a listing and does not know when the listing changes. What Colorado and Arizona say about stopping, and a simple weekly check.

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October 2, 2026

How do I find buyer clients without paying a referral fee? · Listing AutomatEr

Six ways agents in Arizona and Colorado find buyers on their own, what each one costs in money and time, and the advertising rule that applies to all of them.

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October 2, 2026

What do I say when a Marketplace message asks about a listing that is not mine? · Listing AutomatEr

A message about a home you do not hold is a first conversation. What to say, what to leave out, and when a written buyer agreement and a written disclosure come in.

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September 5, 2026

How to ask a managing broker for permission to market a listing · Listing AutomatEr

The ask is a short written note that names the property, the window and the attribution you will put on the post. Here is the note itself, what a yes usually contains, and what a no usually means.

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September 5, 2026

What a compliant Marketplace post looks like · Listing AutomatEr

Three lines separate a post about somebody else's listing from a problem. Here is a rendered post with each line called out, and the state rule each one answers to.

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August 21, 2026

It was never a lead problem

A buyer agent closes a deal and a large share of the check goes to whoever handed them the buyer. I build software for agents, and that number is why I started.

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