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A tactic worth trying is for the seller to provide finances to aid the buyer so long as it guarantees a purchase. The buyer can then pay in installments instead and the seller benefits from a guaranteed purchase of the house. Seller financing attracts people because no down payment is required and this gives the house a bigger market. However, the trick to it is finding a buyer who is going to pay you back. If the buyer goes bust, the seller can get in line behind the bank that holds the first mortgage. The good thing in this is, the buyer is almost always not taken advantaged of.

Auctions are the riskiest methods of all. You set up a minimum price and let people put the price on your house. The initial selling price should not be so high so as to discourage bidding but should not be so low that buyers can take advantage of the seller. Done the right way, it can be an excellent way to market property. It also lets the seller know exactly how much people are willing to pay for the quality of his property. Buyers however should caution not to be caught in the auction mentality and to give the place an inspection prior to bidding.

Enticements can get you anywhere. A week-long holiday trip or a car thrown in the mix can seduce buyers into buying the house without the sellers having to worry about dropping the lease price. The losses the seller might incur are greater than the price of freebies that they can add to spice up the selling image of the house. A free plasma screen, or a fully furnished kitchen go a long way to entice buyers into buying that house. However, buyers should not be distracted by the attractive offers and be blinded to the faults of the house should there be any.

Some people save up for a long time to buy the chosen house of their dreams. But because most sellers out there are rarely forgiving and are eager to close their jaws on the cold hard cash, they miss out on the house they wish to buy. A lease option provides good flexibility. The buyer could take the house on a “test drive”, paying rent for 1 month along with an additional 2%, for example, of the house’ price so that he has a reservation on the house itself. Also, this gives the buyer an opportunity not only to be ensured a guaranteed purchase of the house but also the chance to check whether the house is worth living in.

Essay contests are ridiculous ideas for selling property. But with the right mindset, methods, planning, and determination, one can quickly make a profit. How?

Most people, if not all, are eager to join any contest so long as the prize is worthy. Writing an essay would be a piece of cake to most people and the chance to win a house is tempting. So long as the seller imposes a fee for submitting an entry and have many entries in the contest, he can make enough of a profit to give the house to the winner. The accumulated fees of the rest of the contestants therefore go to the seller. It’s a win-win situation. The seller gets the profit and the buyer bought the house for a low entry fee and a good essay.

Creative property selling has been on high ever since the housing slump. Owners are desperate to unload their homes and prevent losses in profit that they are trying everything from essay contests to auctioning.

A few methods have been listed in here.

a) Creating an essay contest.
b) Seller financing
c) Lease optioning
d) Promos
e) Auction

In the following articles to come, I shall explain each method in more detail, including advices for sellers and buyers. This should prevent profit loss and give advantages to sellers while guarding buyers against frauds and giving tips on how to spot the best deal.