HOW TO USE BANDIT SIGNS TO GET LEADS FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS LEX LEVINRAD
Many cities have laws that prohibit marketing using
bandit signs. Generally, the more upscale the
neighborhood, the more likely the city code
enforcement will have laws prohibiting the use of
bandit signs, and the more likely they will remove
them. Check with your local city. Even if they do
have laws against it, some cities are more tolerant
than others. I have bandit signs that have been up
for 2 years in some cities without a phone call or
complaint. Other cities will call you within 30
minutes of putting a sign out and threaten you with
a fine if you ever put out a bandit sign again. Do
not antagonize them. Move on to a more bandit
sign friendly city. The easiest way to gauge your
city and their policy towards bandit signs is to see
how many other yard signs are out there and how
long they stay out before being taken down.
If the city or code enforcement calls and asks
you to remove your signs, do so immediately to
avoid
upsetting
them
any
further.
Some
wholesalers place their signs out on Friday
evening at 5 p.m. and collect them on Monday
morning
at 8 a.m. In many cities,
code
enforcement does not work weekends, so this
can be an effective way of saving your signs
from the junk pile heap and staying out of
trouble. But, keep in mind that you might be
violating city laws. See what others are doing
your sign on the right hand side of the road where
traffic stops, so drivers can see it while waiting for
the light to change. Placing your sign between
and know the laws in your city before you start
a bandit sign campaign. Also, never put a
bandit sign on private property.
traffic lights is much less effective, since cars will
be speeding by and are less likely to notice your
sign. Do not put your website on the sign. People
that are driving by are more likely to dial a phone
number than to write down a website.
If you put out bandit signs you will get calls from
desperate sellers and some of these calls will
turn into deals. Purchasing 100 bandit signs (18
x 24) will cost you about $200 or $2 per sign.