| In extremely competitive times like we live in today, | | | | an incentive to purchase the property? Or how about |
| anyone who is looking to sell a home are finding that | | | | a weekend trip to Vegas plus $500 in chips and |
| buyers need more than just a decent price, upgraded | | | | meals just for attending the open house? Can you |
| finishes and a great location. With the market | | | | imagine how much traffic you would generate just |
| saturated with inventory - and it's only going to get | | | | from people who showed up to see whether the |
| worse now that spring is in full gear and summer is | | | | offer is even real? The more traffic you get, the |
| near - sellers must make themselves stand out from | | | | more visible your property becomes, and the higher |
| the crowd. How? One simple and increasingly popular | | | | your chances are of getting an offer. If a buyer |
| solution is to offer something that is perceived to be | | | | were to compare two identical homes in the same |
| of high value. | | | | neighborhood, which would they remember more: the |
| To help sell their properties, some builders offer | | | | one that offered a trip to Hawaii or the one that |
| thousands of dollars in gift certificates as an incentive | | | | didn't? |
| to buyers. Homeowners have gone as far as offering | | | | How do you get these travel certificates? If you're a |
| a car, paying a year's worth of condo fees, or paying | | | | real estate agent or mortgage professional, there are |
| the entire buyer's closing costs. All of these can help | | | | companies like Vested Travels who offers unlimited |
| attract potential buyers. Most importantly, potential | | | | use of over 30 different incentives for a monthly |
| buyers will remember your property simply because | | | | fee. If you're not interested in paying the monthly |
| they remember the incentive you offered. In a | | | | fee, but want access to these incentives, you can |
| saturated real estate market, the fact that they | | | | buy them individually. |
| remember your home drastically increases your | | | | Alternatively, you can choose to NOT pay anything |
| chances of getting an offer. | | | | at all for them and email me and I will give them to |
| But not all sellers can afford to pay for extravagant | | | | you for FREE. You can use the certificates as |
| incentives or discounts that dig deep into their | | | | incentives for your prospects or you can even use |
| bottom line. What's the solution? Travel incentives. | | | | them for yourselves or even give them out as gifts |
| Unknown by many people, the travel industry has a | | | | to your family and friends. Just e-mail me with the |
| huge incentive to get people to stay at their hotel, | | | | subject heading "Email Me Travel Certificates". I'll email |
| to use their airline, or to vacation at their resort. | | | | you a list of over 30 travel certificates I have. Just |
| Other than on major holidays and convention dates, | | | | let me know which one you want and I'll email them |
| they rarely get booked. So, in order to increase their | | | | to you. |
| occupancy, they essentially give away rooms or | | | | Some of the most popular ones I have include: |
| airline seats in the hopes that you will return in the | | | | 1) cruises to the Bahamas and the Caribbean; |
| future or that you will tell other people about your | | | | 2) 8 night, 7 day resort getawa |
| positive experience. They give out these free | | | | 3) 4 night, 5 day Hawaii getaway |
| accommodations or trips via travel certificates. In | | | | 4) 8 night Mexico getaway |
| order to receive your free accommodation or free | | | | 5) 4 days, 3 nights in Las Vegas |
| trip, you simply redeem the certificate by paying a | | | | There are many more and each travel certificate |
| nominal processing fee. | | | | gives you complete instructions on how the offer is |
| Travel certificates can be purchased for just a few | | | | redeemed. |
| dollars, and if purchased in bulk, can be purchased for | | | | Don't let the slumping housing market get you down. |
| only pennies. If you are selling your home, or if you | | | | Be creative and keep your mind open for |
| are a real estate agent trying to sell your listings, | | | | opportunities that can help you get the result you |
| imagine the traffic you would get if you were to | | | | want. Travel certificates may be the answer you |
| offer something like an 8 day vacation in Hawaii as | | | | need to get those results! |