price the homeowner asked for in the first place. Allow me to explain. The Process • The first thing you do is to put your desirable home on the market. • You also ideally schedule an open house for just a few days later (your agent should). • As you put your home on the market, you also put in a disclaimer that you’re not going to entertain any bids made on said home until after the completion of the open house (I usually go for the following Monday 5pm). You’re probably thinking this is ludicrous! How is going through all this trouble going to help you sell your home quickly, and for top dollar? You could be missing out on real bids! But there’s more to this story. Human nature will take over. We’ve just created a prime situation for competition to abound. Everyone who sees the home and loves it will want to make a bid. Some competitive players will bid just to see if they can win the prize! They’ll know from the start that you’re potentially getting offers from countless other people.
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