{"id":260,"date":"2006-08-28T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T16:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=260"},"modified":"2006-08-28T10:05:34","modified_gmt":"2006-08-28T17:05:34","slug":"you-came-for-the-yard-sale-but-you-bought-the-whole-house-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/260\/you-came-for-the-yard-sale-but-you-bought-the-whole-house-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"You came for the yard sale — but you bought the whole house instead . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

Note this from Free the Drones<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Pretty much everyone knows the standard rule of garage sales and yard sales: whoever goes the earliest gets the best stuff. But they may not be getting the best deals, as Mighty Bargain Hunter discovered. He found that if you go to them at the end of the day, people are desperate to get rid of stuff. They don’t want to keep it, otherwise they wouldn’t have put it out there – so you can offer people a lot less late in the day and they’ll be willing to sell to you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll give you a better strategy, then show you how to use it to save more than just a few bucks.<\/p>\n

First, do go early to the yard sale. Find the stuff you might want to buy. Discuss it with the sellers. Mull. Ponder. Dither. Writhe. Then leave. Then<\/i> come back late in the day. If your stuff is still there, commit hard but negotiate hard. They already<\/i> wanted to sell it to you. Use that to your advantage.<\/p>\n

Now let’s buy a house instead — using the same strategy.<\/p>\n

Show up soon after the house has listed. Arrive when the sellers are home, if they’re still living there, at an open house if not. If you like it and think you might want to buy it, throw off buying signs. You don’t have to lay it on too thick. Just staying in the house and looking at everything is a very strong buying sign. Come back with your spouse if you think you need to give things a boost. Be fun and personable with everyone. Cultivate their good opinion of you.<\/p>\n

Mull. Ponder. Dither. Writhe. Then leave.<\/p>\n

Now you wait for the dew to evaporate from the rose. Time on market does two things: It sends buyers to other homes and it dispirits the sellers. You want to give them time to entertain this horrifying idea: “What if it never<\/i> sells?!?”<\/p>\n

Make your offer at the best possible time, strategically. When is that? This is me<\/a> a few months ago:<\/p>\n

So what is the absolute strategic best time to write a Read more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Note this from Free the Drones: Pretty much everyone knows the standard rule of garage sales and yard sales: whoever goes the earliest gets the best stuff. But they may not be getting the best deals, as Mighty Bargain Hunter discovered. 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