Site updated for February 1, 2010

How Much Does an
Open Bid Real Estate Event Cost?

(1) A small space classified ad campaign in the real estate section of newspapers for several weeks, (2) half-page and full-page open bid newspaper ads devoted exclusively to the Open Bid home on the weekend of the bid, (3) a real estate website designed to cultivate buyers in cyberspace, (4) full-color real estate brochures, (5) E-mail Realtor® campaigns targeted at every real estate agent in the area, plus an exclusive E-mail list of home buyers, (6) open bid real estate packages which include an appraisal, a home inspection, and Open Bid Forms, (7) road signage on Open Bid weekend directing home buyers and sellers to a property, (8) home staging, including the Squeak & Scrub Team, landscaping and repairs that increase home value.

Earning Top Dollar when you sell your home has a pricetag which can range from a minimum of $4,000 to over $15,000, based on the real estate value of the home being sold.

The most important question is: "Who pays?"

If you want to sell your home using the open bid system, commission-free, click on the banner below:

What defines realistic? The real estate home valuation, which we initially prepare for you and refine during our preliminary meetings. If you agree that it represents fair value, and if you will accept that price (as a minimum) in your Open Bid Event, then we agree to pick up the marketing tab.

You will still need to pay for some Open Bid items which are not part of the real estate marketing costs. However, these items can increase the real estate value of your home at an Open Bid. These include a property bank appraisal, a home inspection and the Squeak and Scrub team which puts sparkle in your home for the Open Bid weekend.

If you want to aggressively price your home to (hopefully) take advantage of the sellers' market in real estate today, in which buyers overpay for their dreamhome, then we will not risk our dollars on your Open Bid hopes. It costs us too much, and your hopes for a killing may ultimately kill the deal.

You can do it if you want, but then you must pay the SkanSearch Corporation for all of the marketing, in advance, before work begins. The SkanSearch Corporation will prepare a detailed budget for your approval, and they will then handle all Open Bid marketing responsibilities with your funding.

When you sell your home this way, then whatever real estate marketing costs you have paid will be returned to you, less a 15% marketing fee, by The SkanSearch Corporation, the marketing company which does the work. Your real estate marketing costs, incidentally, are probably tax deductible.

When you have your initial meeting with Kerstin or Temple Williams, all your real estate questions regarding payments, commissions, or any other aspect of the Open Bid System, will be answered to your complete satisfaction.

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