6 Weird Ways to Sell your home in Elgin, IL

6 Weird Ways to Sell your House in Elgin, IL

It's really a shame that nobody splurges anymore. I, for one, don't go anywhere unless I've got a coupon or it's "kids eat free after 4pm on Tuesdays" at such and such place. I've got a limited purchase plan to get through an average week and I'm always looking for cheap ways to indulge. I think a lot of homeowners who are looking to sell could use this "new stinginess" to their advantage. Here are a few weird ways (or incentives) to help a tired homeseller get off the real estate market rollercoaster and get on with the rest of their lives.

1-Offer a free chauffeur service for one year. Forget the Mercedes or Lexus! Why drive when someone can do it for you? If you live in Chicago, the ride downtown would take 2 ½ hrs one way during rush hour from the suburbs, but think of all the work your buyers can do sitting on the Dan Ryan in the back of a sleek black limousine!

2-Do a live auction. This requires additional advertising to get the word out and you'll need to bring in the real deal to get the atmosphere. But the kicker on this one is you might actually have to sell the house for the final auction price, so be careful!

3-Have the home professionally staged and offer to include all new furnishings of their choice.

4-Need to get rid of the empty nest in the sprawling suburbs? Offer a free tutor or au pair for a year for the couple who has kids that are probably heading to a larger home.

5-Bandit signs. These are the annoying signs that are illegal yet pop up in every weed infested field or nailed into a light pole by a busy street until a city worker takes pity on it and removes it. They don't last long, perhaps 3-4 days, but calls might come in to see your home. Put something on it like "Fast Sale, 3bed Home, No Money Down"

6-Offer 10 free roundtrip airline tickets for the out of town guests to come and visit the new homeowners. This helps bring families together as well as help to sell your home!


Good Luck!
Jennifer Kinzle, E-Pro Realtor
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
Jennifer@ElginFoxValley.com
Twitter @jkinzle
www.ElginFoxValley.com