Cheap Signs

The Red UV Sign

One mistake that many for sale by owners make, is buying one of those cheap little plastic red and white signs, to put on their front lawn or fence.

You know the kind. You can find them in your local hardware store. "FOR SALE BY OWNER" with a white space on the bottom to put your telephone number, like the one in the photo below.

Now, you may have arrived here looking for a source to purchase a highly visible "For Sale by Owner Sign", for a reasonable price, right?

If that is the case, I have found a few great sources for your for sale by owner sign(s)The first source is;

• This site is Super Easy to use.
• You can pick your own colors, choose what you want on your sign, put your own telephone number on the sign and select single, or double sided.
• You can decide on the type of material used,
  
  such as corrugated plastic, or aluminum.
• You can also order accessories such as sign frames, open house signs and riders.
• This company ships to all over the USA and Canada. You can also select the UK or Germany and build and order your sign(s) from there.
• They have a A rating at the BBB.

You can find the company I'm referring to at BuildASign.com - The Leader in Online Custom Signs.

The second source Signazon - Create Your Own FSBO Yard Signs

• I found the learning curve designing your own sign a bit longer than above, but it produces great results.
• Again, you can choose your style of sign and colors.
• You can choose the type of material and the size of the sign as well.
• You can have your customized sign for the United States, Canada or Mexico.
• Their rating at the BBB is A.

The third source is BanditSigns.com

• Whereas the first sites have very flexible sign creation, this site has the advantage of a very in-expensive option. You can order a more generic sign(s).
• Your sign may say House For Sale by Owner and then either put your phone number in the white space, or you can have the phone number, already in place for you.
• I would recommend that you have your sign at least an 18 x 24, for higher visibility.
• You can also order sign stakes and frames, plus other accessories such as directional and open house signs.
• Although BanditSigns is not listed with the BBB, they have zero complaints at Rip Off Report

So, what is wrong with the little plastic red and white cheap signs?

If you use these type of signs, which I suggest you don't, buy 2 of them. A sign facing the street will not be seen by many people driving by your house.

• It is also to small, even if you use two.
• It will indicate to a buyer that you are completely on your own, and maybe not that interested in selling.
• By far the worst thing though is the dreaded ultraviolet attack! Huh?

The sun will suck the red pigment out of those cheap signs, faster than a kid enjoying their first raspberry slurrpee!

What does it look like when you have formally bright red signs turn a pasty orangey.....is that a real word, ;-) pink?

BINGO! It looks like the house has been on the market a long long time. What does the buyer think?

Boy, I bet these folks are desperate by now. I should get a real bargain on the price.

The month I wrote this page, I watched this exact effect happen to one of these for sale by owner signs on a house that I used to drive by, Monday through Friday.

It took approximately 2 weeks for this for sale by owner to look like they were on the market for several months!

My own personal opinion is; I do not suggest you use those plastic red and white cheap signs, to advertise your house for sale.

If you want to save money, you could also try to Make Your Own Sign or, you may be supplied signs, if you Market with a Professional For Sale by Owner Company.

Here is another outside opinion about Cheap Signs.

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