Over the weekend, in an attempt to sell one of my properties, I put a bandit sign up in one of the most heavily traffic areas I know of: “I will buy you a $25,000 CAR, if you buy my house!” I also put the same add on craigslist. You want to know how many people called?
Do ya?
Ya really want to?
I got…
1
Yes, 1 person.
It was an investor. He wasn’t interested in the car… :shocked
When he said that, I offered him the house for $50,000 less than what I owed; over 15% off of what I owe. He kinda mumbled a few things and said he would research it and get back to me…
Weeeeeee!
Oh, I did get another person to call yesterday. So, the sign did last for at least 3 days.
He was a car dealer and told me that he could get me a good deal on that car if I needed to…
I don’t even know what kind of response to give for that.
Weeeeeeeee!
maybe it’s the way the sign came across. when i read this post, it seemed to come off as desperate. it also crossed my mind that the home could be marked up $25k more than the asking price.
maybe a little more info would have been helpful or different verbage.
maybe:
“sell my home and receive $25k new car”
“free car with home purchase”
“great home. 70% below market. $xxx.xxk. recieve $25k car for FREE with purchase”
“2 for 1 deal: + free car”
maybe those woudl have been better? some marketing gurus on here could come up with some nifty stuff
I would send an invitation to every single neighbor in that area with the following in it…
When’s the last time you got $2000 for going to an open house???
Come to mine, check it out, if YOU find me a buyer, I’ll give you a cashiers check for $2000!!!
Come on by this Sunday from 1- 4 at 22 Woodlawn St. Check it out and bring your camera. Maybe someone you know would LOVE this home!!!
They’ll get a great deal, and you’ll get a BETTER ONE!!!
Nice. Those are some good suggestions. Thanks all. I’ll have to do some modifications with my advertising.
Yes, obviously the home is priced enough that I will be able to buy the car and not be out the full $25,000. However, at the price I am selling, I still will have to come out of pocket a few thousand of my own $$'s to get the car. But, the house will be gone.
Unfortunately with this house, there isn’t even a 90% below market without the bank taking a discount.
I do wish that I could hold a weekend open-house showing. However, working on evicting the current non-paying tenants. Bleh. Back to that Weeeeeeeeee!
