Do You Need For Sale Signs in the Yard in Sacramento?

This For Sale Sign in the Yard in Sacramento features Elizabeth Weintraub

Whether you need for sale signs in the yard in Sacramento depends on your tolerance and preference and has little to do with your Sacramento Realtor. Although agents like signs because it’s free advertising for them personally. Every so often, a seller asks me if it’s OK not to have a for sale sign in the yard. Absolutely. You are not required to have a for sale sign to have your home for sale. Although, I will say that without for sale signs, some people would never know your home is on the market. How do I know this? Because I get calls from people who are standing in front of the home or driving by.

Just a few days ago, an elderly fellow called me from the Pocket. He wanted to talk about a halfplex that was pending. Without a pending rider on the post, he didn’t know it had sold. He was a little grumpy about it, too. OK, not everybody puts up sign riders anymore. It’s not always practical to do and, besides, most websites will show you the home is pending if there’s an offer on it, except for T & Z. It’s kind of archaic to physically install “pending” and “sold” but some agents with one or two listings might hang a rider.

I think their reasoning is they hope the sign rider tells the neighbors, Oh, boy, that agent sold the home really quickly. But in reality it stops the phone calls from inquiring minds who want to know more about the home for sale. Those buyers could be on a list to call in case the pending home sale blows up. The way some sales have been going lately, that’s a very real possibility. Bam, had 3 escrows in a row cancel because the buyers could not get a loan, despite their worthless preapproval letters. Which is really horrible for Sacramento short sales, too, because so much work goes into those, 5 times as much work in some cases, and then there’s not enough time left before the auction to resurrect.

It takes two to close most escrows. A seller who is willing to sell, and a buyer who can get a loan. I specialize in the listing side of the equation and represent sellers.

The guy in the Pocket who called on a halfplex, I offered to set up with an account directly from MLS through one of my team members. Instead, he said he would go drive the neighborhood to look at for sale signs. You know, I don’t want to sound like a know-it-all, but I had to tell him that not every seller has a for sale sign in the yard. His best bet is to receive listings via email. But no, he insisted on driving around. So you’ll miss these people without for sale signs in the yard in Sacramento.

But the serious buyers? They’ll find you. They’ll most likely have a buyer’s agent and they’ll also look online. Don’t worry. If you don’t want for sale signs in the yard in Sacramento, you’re not required to stare at them. If you want to find out more about putting your home on the market, please call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759.