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Check out more information on this at the U.S. Depart. Of
Housing and Urban Development site at HUD.gov.
Get a High Quality Sign. You absolutely need a high
quality sign for your yard. Although many people are going to the
Internet for their first-stop home shopping these days, a sign lets
potential buyers know they’ve found the right place when hunting
your property down.
There are also those folks who still take the time to drive
around and search out homes that feel right, and they find them by
the signs.
Your sign should not be scrawled on poster paper with a
sharpie and stapled to a tomato stake. Trust me, this is not the way
to get a buyer who not only is willing to pay near your asking
price, but also who is able to pay near your asking price.
Rather, you want your sign to lend a professional, wellgroomed appearance that works well with your curb appeal. Make
sure that your phone number and other vital information are
clearly able to be seen from the road.
You might also find it advantageous to add a box or tube to
your sign for fliers with more information on your home. Keep
these fliers handy, because you’re likely to run out more than
once. And, of course, before you go constructing signs rivaling a
billboard, check out any restrictions on signage in your
community.
Using Listing Services and Internet Ads. Even if you
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