By Michael Davis of Dimensional Building Consultants S
pringtime garage sales have been around as long as neighborhoods themselves. The chance to convert no longer needed
items into spending cash leads homeowners to open their driveways and garages to early birds, tire kickers, tough negotiators, and treasure seekers. To keep your road to riches from becoming a dead end we present a few ideas, lessons and practices that’ll keep your annual garage sale events on track.
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance & Pusillanimous Purveyors
Setting a realistic target date is the key to creating a successful event. HOA approval and proper advertising alone can take weeks. Overall your event date should be close enough to keep participants enthused while extending far enough to ensure all bases are covered and ample time is available to spread the word.
Some major elements that are essential to a successful garage sale planning process: ` Community buy-in ` HOA permissions, if needed
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` Viral advertising campaigns ` Calls for volunteers ` Event organizer checklist ` Individual participant checklists ` Weather and What If contingency plans
Setting a realistic target date is the key to creating a successful event.
Deciding What to Sell Few tasks strike terror in a partner’s heart faster
than discussions over what to keep and what to let go. Boxes that have gone untouched for years become a DEFCON 1 battleground as treasures are unearthed and memories are revisited.
Boxes that have gone untouched for years become a DEFCON 1 battleground as treasures emerge.
Entire books have been written on navigating the choppy waters of family dynamics and possessions. To get you started, here are a few simple but effective tiebreaker questions to consider:
INVASION OF THE BARGAIN HUNTERS
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