Going From Want to Sell My House to Sold My House

So, you want to sell your house, but are not surework. Lets face it, if nobody is looking at houses
where to begin. There are a few things toand there is no sense of urgency even the
consider before you get down to the nitty-grittygreatest house in the world gets ignored.
of it all that will determine which direction youI do the exact opposite of what most real
need to go in. Just deciding "I want to sell myestates professionals do! To create a "hot
house" isn't enough, you'll need to have a plan, asmarket", I start LOW, and let the market bid the
well.price UP! That's right a
Weather your thinking of using a realtor or sellingdo-it-yourself-auction-style-sale.
the house yourself you need to understand thatTo sell a house in 36 hours I use a S.I.M.P.L.E.
the traditional methods of listing and selling housesprocess.
simply will not work in this market.S - Solicit Leads - Market the home using
Let's face it, most people are not selling JACK! Tocompelling headlines.
sell a house in this market you must be better atI - Inform Callers - Give auction info and pictures
marketing than your neighbors. You must beon my web site to get them excited.
different and better.M - Make the House Sparkle - Repair it. Clean it.
To sell a house fast in this market you mustStage it.
have a "BIG EVENT!"P - Present the Home - Show the house
So what's the Secret to success?Saturday and Sunday.
First off I want you to understand, there is noL - Let Buyers Drive Up the Price - Conduct a
voodoo, magic or gimmicks. It is really a simple"round robin auction" Sunday night.
matter of understanding basic human nature andE - Execute the Contract - Close with the highest
applying a little lesson from economics 101.bidder.
What happens during a hot market? A perfectWhen you know these secrets, it is really quite
storm of human emotion and the laws of supplysimple to create a "hot market bidding war" for
and demand. I call them the 3 most powerfulany property even in the slowest of markets.
marketing forces on the planet. Greed, ScarcityImagine, even in a slow market, getting 5 to 10
and Urgency.people who are excited to buy your house while
Most real estate professionals ignore these 3 basicmost other sellers are facing very reluctant
laws. They list high, create no demand and havebuyers.
no deadline to create a sense of urgency.Once you master this selling process you are
In a "hot market" the 3 immutable laws ofnever more than one weekend away from
marketing are already at work so they get awayhaving a house sold. You can cash-in on all the
with it. All ships rise with the tide. But if timesdeals that homeowners and investors are
have changed and the market is slow then theunloading.
traditional list high approach just is not going to