New post card gets people show up at open house!

I was watching TV the other day and there was a teaser for the news
and they were talking about the real estate market and how these post
cards were going out, that had a line around the block of potential takers
at this open house.

What I got from the teaser as I forgot to actually watch the news, was
that they were advertising two bed, one bath places free for a minimum
of one year if you qualified and it worked on a first come, first serve basis.

Well, the line at this new apartment complex was around the block and it
worked amazingly well. These post cards were sent to only the lucky
few and everyone got their free room and board. If you have figured
out what the pitch was and who they were mailing to, you are smarter
than those who got the post card and showed up.

You see, the people that showed up had warrants out for their arrest and when they showed up, fill out the
application, the application was reviewed, it verified who they were. They were escorted to one of the units to
check it out and that is when they were taken out to the back door to their new place that had two beds, one
bath and was free for them to stay at for the next year plus. They were hauled off to the local jail to spend some
time, but they got exactly what the card promised.

So, how good is your postcard? Do you get that kind of turn out at your open houses? Maybe we should learn
from the local sheriff how to drive traffic to our homes that we have for sale, they seemed to have it figured out!

Todd Clark - broker
Kastings & Associates
Phone: (503)524-9494
Fax: (503)622-8739