1. We do use flyers.  We try to direct the looker to our website or 1-800 number.  We do not put the price.  We were doing color, but are switching to black and white.  

2. We do not put a pending rider, but we should.

3. We do not put a sold rider, but we should.

I do use a flyer box and 1-800 number.  I sometimes put a Pending rider when the sellers insist (I prefer not to do it for 30 days and still get calls) but in our area we cannot put SOLD on our signs.  Isn't that a silly municipality rule.  It can say Pending, or under contract, but we can't say Sold.

Don't figure!

I don't use a flyer box but a prominent Internet rider.

We can not have a for sale sign on a property which has an accepted and unconditional offer on it.  The sign must be removed or show a "sold" sticker.

We use just a sign, that has our number and website on it.

We do not do sale pendings(we used to, but once that goes up, people stop looking, and in this market, i want backup people to show it to).

1. Yes, I use a Brochure Box.  I swap out listing sheets and flyer formats.

2. No, I would not use Pending, (unless the seller insists) I want any potential offers to come-on-in.  (just in case the offer falls through)

3. Yes, I would bring a Sold sign to the closing and put it up before the ink is dry.  Then the "Just Sold" cards go out to all that got a "Just Listed" card.

#1 yes.  #2 yes.  #3 never (I want to them to keep calling).  I've always felt for a true "SOLD" you would be "pulling the sign out the ground" the same time you would be placing the sign rider.

I also place a second sign with my 800 number system that also has the home's own website address (which I use as a third party domain from P2P) and my website and personal contact numbers.

#1 Always for sale sign, seldom flyer box, got out of that habit with listings within walking distance from schools, kids would take them out so I couldn't keep up with them. #2 I use Contract Pending and still get calls so I have a backup plan, but typically only when the financing is secured.#3 Yes a SOLD sign if I have time, and typically I only leave it up for a week. It is good advertising. Sometimes I am short on signs so I take it down right after closing to use on another property. Then, there have been times in my area that the selling agency has put up their big sign to show they sold it, I don't agree with that and had a previous blog a few weeks back on that one. That "chaps my khakies".

Yes we use flyers and also toll free 1-800 #'s

No, we don't put pending signs up.  Like someone else mentioned, I want other people lined up that may be interested in case this deal falls apart.  Always good to have a back-up buyer if possible!

No, we don't put up sold signs, we send out just sold postcards right after it closes to the neighborhood.

#1. Use sign boxes upon client request. Prefer not to because the calls from the sign do not come as frequently.

#2. Sale pending or in contract riders are used once we are through inspections, financing and appraisal.

#3. Sold riders are placed and I ask the new home owners if I can leave them there for a week or so. Accurate riders on the property still stem calls from both the neighbors when they want to list and from buyers who would like to find one like it.  

IMO & from my experience, buyers get annoyed if riders are not accurate, and so do the neighbors.  

#1  - Flyers for sure!!!! After folks drive a whole day looking - a flyer is a great way to grab attention with a creative description. It's also a great way of exposure for you and your website. I don't put price on my flyers as I'd like to talk to buyers.

#2 - I don't put PENDING Riders (unless seller insists)- I believe in creating a back up for my listings..

#3  - SOLD riders are great advertizing tool, but in my experience the new owners tend to get aggrevated if the sign is still there 24 hours past closing.

#1  Yes, I use flyer boxes and 800# ID-capture recording on property.

#2  Yes, required to use 'sale pending' sign, but I don't like to use it until all the contingencies are met and final loan approval received.  We are supposed to put the property 'pending' in the MLS systems as soon as we have a contract, but I know agents that get away with not doing that.  To show a property that is 'pending' is a real bummer for a buyer's agent!

#3  The sign usually comes down after closing.  However, if my seller is not actually moving out for a week, or is renting back, I will leave the sign and put up a 'SOLD' rider.  If the buyer is moving in right away, the sign has to come down.  I do know buyer's agents that put up their sign after I take mine down, but it is frowned on by listing brokers and is considered unethical.  It is true that they brought the buyer, but the listing agent did all the work to get the buyer to want it and to get the buyer there!

Janet in Northeast Atlanta

1. For your listings do you use a "Flyer Box" on the "For Sale" sign?

No.  Flyers disappear and I have no idea of where they went.  I use a toll free recorded hotline.

2. Do you put a "Pending" sign/sticker on the "For Sale" sign immediately, once an offer is accepted?

No.  Putting up a sold sign up keeps people from calling about the home.  Maybe they will want to see another.

3. Same as #2, but what about using a "Sold" sign/sticker?  When do you place it, if you do, and how long to you leave the sign at the property?  

I leave the signon until day of closing.

#1.  Yes we do use flyer boxes,  we also use velcro numbers on          our waterfront listings, which we get calls on as people are enjoying boating on the lake for more information.

#2.  No we do not use pending signs.

#3.  We do use sold sign riders just as soon as it closes if buyers are willing,  we generally leave them up for a week or two if we also had the listing.  It works great with the neighbors in the neighborhood after we send out Sold postcards.

#1 Property address sign rider - can track level of public interest. Also may provide calls for thise that want info asap.

#2 Contract rider when ink has dried.

#3 A few times I have been able to place a sold sign.

Hi Phil,

It sounds to me as though most of you install your own signs... this is a job I don't envy you.

I never have used the "Flyer Boxes" or "Pending Sale" riders on the For Sale sign although I do advise MLS of a pending sale as long as it is NOT a 24 hour clause on the sale of another home.

I like to leave the SOLD sticker or rider with the seller when I list the property to involve them in the sale and to get them excited about it.

I see lots wanting to get more calls from "prospective buyers" but I am far more interested in calls from "prospective sellers" and the neighbors definitely call when the "SOLD" sign goes up!

The sign service I use is advised of the closing date of the sale and removes the sign on or before that date. As I use my name for my URL I have my name stickers made up with www.AnastasiaBoyd.com with the "www" and "com" in red and the name in blue... this stands out well and makes the sign uncluttered.

Regards,

Anastasia