Well, we’ve had the sign in the front lawn less than 48 hours. In that time, we’ve given away 12 fliers and had two calls from interested parties. The website has proven very popular, too, with an impressive number of visits. To top it all off, we’ve got our very first showing tomorrow evening!

I had to surpress a laugh when the caller asked “have you had any offers yet?” We both expected to generate some interest, but not quite this soon. We spent the evening dashing around the house, cleaning it as best we could for our first guest.

It’s not sold yet, not by a longshot. I mean, we’re not fooling ourselves. Plenty can happen between now and when a buyer signs on the dotted line. But the interest that’s been generated in these two days is more than we expected. I have a very good feeling that we’ll get the offer we want for this house and it will happen soon.

As part of our research, I found a place in town which offers a listing in the Triangle MLS for $500. Should we run out of leads with our sign-in-front-yard approach, we can go with Carolinas Choice Real Estate with minimal risk. If an agent brings us a buyer, we pay the 2.4% commission, but we still make out better than most sellers. If the buyer searches MLS and buys it without an agent, we’re only out the $500 listing fee! Nowadays, anyone can search MLS without going through an agent, so the odds of getting a no-agent deal seem pretty good.

As a side note, we may be willing to pay a tidy finder’s fee if any of the dozen or so MT.Net readers sends us the buyer. Not only that, but you’ll be lavishly lauded here on MT.Net for all the neighborhood to see. You get some cash and the fame that only MT.Net can provide!

Now go get your friends a nice house!