Sunday, August 21, 2005
Days 48 & 49
I'm not sure whether it was the three straight open homes Saturday and Sunday, or the 21st birthday party in between that made this feel like a mammoth weekend, but mammoth it was.
My first contract (Woo!) has been handed off to the vendors, who are meeting with their solicitor early next week for signing. I am fairly confident it will all go through, which leaves me with the second "problem" of having to sell the house that the sale is subject to.
As I mentioned, I opened all three of my listed properties, and have found that to be a pretty good technique. The ability to tell people that you will have a different property for them to see in under an hour gives your listings a lot more exposure, and allows you to make the most of your signage and advertising. I had some reasonable leads on my other properties as well, so all told, it was a great weekend.
Tip of the Day:
To get the most out of open listings with no advertising budget, open the homes straight after opening a well-advertised property - simply encourage as many people as possible to stick around for a few minutes and have a look at another property. Ultimately, it's a numbers game - if you get enough people to view your open home, eventually someone will put in an offer and buy it.
My first contract (Woo!) has been handed off to the vendors, who are meeting with their solicitor early next week for signing. I am fairly confident it will all go through, which leaves me with the second "problem" of having to sell the house that the sale is subject to.
As I mentioned, I opened all three of my listed properties, and have found that to be a pretty good technique. The ability to tell people that you will have a different property for them to see in under an hour gives your listings a lot more exposure, and allows you to make the most of your signage and advertising. I had some reasonable leads on my other properties as well, so all told, it was a great weekend.
Tip of the Day:
To get the most out of open listings with no advertising budget, open the homes straight after opening a well-advertised property - simply encourage as many people as possible to stick around for a few minutes and have a look at another property. Ultimately, it's a numbers game - if you get enough people to view your open home, eventually someone will put in an offer and buy it.
# posted by Nils : 7:19 pm
