Hold a garage sale and sell your house

My partner and I have been talking about some "out of the box" ideas to help our listing clients attract a buyer. In talking with others we would like to suggest that sellers hold a garage sale to attract more "eye-balls" and thus more attention to their home for sale.

We have heard of several instances where a sale occurred as a direct result of the garage sale. Not that the garage sale attender bought the home, but seeing the home for sale they told someone else about it. The key is exposure. The more people who know about the home for sale, the greater the opportunity to find the right buyer.

Here's a few suggestions:
1. Do advertise the yard sale to attract a large crowd.
2. You may want to use the words "moving sale" to create attention.
3. Consider asking neighbors to join in the sale, but be sure to hold it at your house. You could then call it a neighborhood sale.
4. Be sure to ask us to send you extra promotional flyers that attenders could have. Be a little agressive and hand a flyer to each attender. Ask for their help.
5. Put out plenty of directional signs on the morning of the sale.
6. If anyone shows and interest or says they know of someone who might like to buy in your neighborhood ask permission for us to contact them. Then call us right away with their name and phone number.
7. Consider putting out Open House signs too. We will be happy to provide the signs for you.

Good luck!

Dan Forbes & Marie Avery
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Bradenton Real Estate