[5-DayForum] Did we overdo it?

[Bill Effros]

No,

You were on the safe side.

You will know from the responses how many are likely to show up.  25 by 
Friday, plan for 100.  More by Friday, scale up accordingly.  Get more 
people to help if you think more will come.

Don't send too much by email.  Make them come to see the whole picture.

You can't have too many people if you are prepared for them.

It is just a question of how many have to show up before you are 
convinced you have seen every possible real buyer in the market today.  
 From talking to them, they will let you know how much your home is 
worth in today's market--and you'll believe them!  You'll take the high 
bid.  You'll know you did the best anyone could do on the day you picked.

More people means more work, but not a higher selling price.  All the 
action can be very calming.  There's no time for reflexion until after 
it's all over.  And you will be sure you did everything you could to get 
the highest possible price.

Bill Effros



Peter Thorn wrote:
> Bill,
>  
> Our 5-day sale starts Wednesday.  We trust you explicitly and are 
> proceeding "exactly by the book", at least the way we understand it.
>  
> There are two newspaper groups in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area: 
> the News and Observer (N&O) group and the Herald-Sun group.  We ran 
> the ad with seven of nine of the N&O papers - two are two counties 
> away and therefore not local.  Also with all three papers in the 
> Herald-Sun group.  The combined circulation we are hitting is 300,000 
> plus and the advertising budget is $1,700.
>  
> We are preparing data packages in the form of pdf attachments and have 
> set up a separate e-mail address and cellphone number (with a fresh 
> battery and charger) to take the inquiries.
>  
> Did we overdo it?  If we did and too many people show up, what should 
> we do to get prepared now?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> PT
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Bill Effros <mailto:bill at effros.com>
>     *To:* The Official Discussion List of the 5-Day Method
>     <mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com>
>     *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2007 12:23 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [5-DayForum] Question about using a web site
>
>     Wally,
>
>     You should get responses to Craig's List in 1 hour if it is
>     working in your area.
>
>     I usually place 1 print ad also to be on the safe side, and to hit
>     buyers who are not computer savvy.
>
>     Bill Effros
>
>     tracker_adv at qwest.net wrote:
>>     Hi Donna,
>>
>>     I am not sure what to do. I was hoping to have an answer to my question
>>     about a web site,  but maybe I am doing something wrong because I have not
>>     received an answer yet??
>>
>>     I wanted to post my craigslist ad yesterday.
>>     I am in the Seattle area
>>     Hopefully I will have an answer by tomorrow and if such a web site and
>>     craigslist is a good idea, then I will run my ad.
>>
>>     Thanks
>>
>>     Wally
>>
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>     From: Donna Sigfrids [mailto:djs1free at aol.com]
>>     Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:40 PM
>>     To: tracker_adv at qwest.net
>>     Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Question about using a web site
>>
>>
>>     Hi Wally,
>>
>>     We're doing the 5-day sale in Cincinnati next week end and I want to
>>     post to Craig's list.  When are you thinking of placing your ad and
>>     what will it looks like?  I'm thinking maybe I'll put something in on
>>     Monday and count e mail responses as a call, what do you think?  I
>>     didn't see anyone answer regarding your question.  What part of the
>>     country are you in?
>>
>>     Thanks!
>>     Donna
>>     Donna Sigfrids
>>     390 S. Waynesville Road
>>     Oregonia, Ohio 45054
>>     djs1free at aol.com
>>     513.519.1229
>>     On Apr 27, 2007, at 12:11 PM, <tracker_adv at qwest.net> wrote:
>>
>>       
>>>     WOW Bill you sure support your customers. Very impressive.
>>>      
>>>     Purchased your book yesterday and on May 5th and 6th I will be selling
>>>     my home.  Its worth about $700,000.00 and I will advertise it using
>>>     your method at $350,000 or best offer.
>>>      
>>>     I have programmers who work for me and they can easily put up an
>>>     extensive web site with lots of pictures and virtual tours. 
>>>      
>>>     I find Craigslist very productive for other things I do.
>>>      
>>>     Do you think it would be a good idea to place an ad on Craigslist list
>>>     and have a link in it to such a web site showing the home?
>>>      
>>>     I could start an ad on Craigslist, lets say tomorrow, and get more
>>>     exposure to the house than just the 5 days.  Is this a good idea or is
>>>     it best to only advertise for 5 days.
>>>      
>>>     Thanks
>>>      
>>>     Wally
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