Its a moist Monday morning … a little bit cold and damp out there today. I am even waiting for the temperature to rise a bit more before I open up the farm. I can hear the roosters starting to crow.

The Tigers won on Sunday with a good 8-2/3 innings before they almost loosing it. But they won and back to St. Louis for game 3-4 & 5. On the other side of the coin, Lions. Better luck next time.

So why was Sunday so good, and Monday is even better despite the temperatures. We sold another house. Really cool to do that. So how did we do that … there are many systems for sale out there on how to sell lightening fast but those are based on Rent to Own in most cases.

No special technique that draws people in by the thousands other than rent to own sales method. I understand that staging a house is a good idea and we do for our houses which I know own a warehouse of furniture that I move around … I also understand of having that special number on your signs that goes directly to the agent or person who is handling your houses selling process.

There is even that local number that is in all your adds which directs people through your house listings and if they are interested to call the agent or press 1 for speaking with the office and behind the scenes its call forwarding to a battery of phone numbers or even finds you method.

There are the actual system in place to move active phone calls or internet folks around to talk with you. And the internet site up and running to show the inside of the house off with its beauty and exterior of its glamour with all those landscaping.

So all those mechanical methods are needed to draw people to your website, local number to listen to what is available but that only works if you do a good job on reconstruction and finish. If they work well, it will reduce the false positives and just give you the positive clients.

But here is the closing touches why our houses sell fast … yes quality, yes no brass, yes we spend more on finish and function then other investors, yes we advertise in local papers, yes we have a website, yes we have local phone numbers to audio advertisement system about our houses for sale finally the secrete is the agent who is selling.

Yep, all the mechanics will do you right but its the human touch when that client shows up. In each house, there is story to tell about the house, there is flow you need to take the folks, there are items to emphasize, and bottom line, real people sharing an experience with real people about the house. That in my oppinion is the final touchs to closing the sale.

So I guess, letting people into a home by giving them a lock box code might work because they can look around and touch and feel things but no human interaction takes place with the buyer. For some this method might work but we found its the personal touch that sells the house. Its an emotional purchase … emotions comes from humans …

Having fun experimenting on your methods that work for you in your area.

This is Bob, signing off for now!