Cheap Signs

The Red UV Sign

Buying cheap signs and placing them on their front lawn is one mistake that many for sale by owners make.

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). Just scoot on over to: FSBO Signs. for a look.

So, what is wrong with the little plastic red and white for sale by owner signs?

It's a Bad Decision on Several Levels

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!

Bottom Line?

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.

For More Information on For Sale Signs

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