Crazy Ideas to Sell Your Home...Maybe?

We have all seen the signs driving familiar roads the For Sale Sign that has been in the same location week, after week, after week...or the house is for sale, but every few month you notice a new brokerage sign.

Everyone has tried to sell that house..but have they really stepped it up and stepped out of the box? Here are some fun, and crazy ideas that could at the very least attract some attention:

Have a party, yep a fun festive party. Invite the neighbors, your doctors, veterinarian, the gal at the grocery store, mail carrier, other Realtor everyone and anyone you can think of who knows some one else who might want to buy your house. Make it a "Help Us Sell Our House Party" You could even turn it into a fund raiser. Consider show casing an artist's works. Ask everyone to bring a dish to share and the beverage of their choice, in order to keep costs down.

Think maybe your houses has some bad JuJu? Have a "cleansing". I have some clients, who decided they really like a certain property we looked at, but "felt" it had a bad aura. The day escrow closed, before they moved a single item into the house, they decided to have the place "saged" Little bundles of the herb were tied together and burnt throughout the house to provide a clean slate for their new life. Having a problem selling your house, consider "burning".

How about digging a hole in the front yard and placing a St. Joesph statue in the ground. Now this must be done with great care, as the little man needs to be placed in a certain direction, at a specific depth. I have actually done this, not with any great success, but I would do it again.

Little salt in the doorway, might work, might not..worth a try..you bet!

House near a health club, in a gated community? Why not purchase a membership for your buyers? It is an inexpensive way to interest a buyer into joining the neighborhood and helping them transition into a new life in their new home.

A risky idea is to have an auction, offering the house to the highest bidder over the reserve price. Risky, it might not sell, it might sell for less than you wanted but on the up side-You will attract attention..and that is what this is all about.
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Year End is Near

It is that time of year when we start thinking about about what did or did not accomplish in the last 12 months. I could bore you with what I did or did not manage in 2010, but I think the fact that we each have made it though the last few years is enough evidence of accomplishments.

That said 2011 will tell the tale of years to come. It is my gut that how this next year rolls out and wraps up will be what we measure the following 5-10 years against.

I heard Friday that if things do not change rapidly we are faced with the next 18 years of recovery economically. That was a wake up call for me, 18 years from now I will be the same age my mother is right now.

Taking this into account means looking at what we are each doing now with eyes toward tomorrow.

Ask yourself some questions have you set up a 401K, Roth, IRA or SEP ? I know just enough to be scary when it come to this accounts, but smart enough to trust my husband and CPA.

As a Santa Cruz Real Estate Agent, I can assure you that these plans make sleeping at night much easier. Don't forget your share of tax deductions.

For clear insight into the the Santa Cruz Real Estate Market, and the economy please join us at Keller Williams Santa Cruz Market Center on Dec. 14th at 11 a.m. to listen to Carol Ridoni a consultant owner of Bamboo Consultants, and well know Real Estate Guru!

or information on Santa Cruz Real Estate, Buying Homes, or Selling Homes please contact(831-247-9977) me. I would be happy to include you in my E Newsletter mailing.

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