25% commission on this amazing short sale! WOW, now that is incentive to sell, but we all know the banks won’t pay that. So what is this offer that is being presented to me by my seller?

Well, it seems my seller is living out of state and this house is a mess! Its cluttered and there is just stuff everywhere... and I mean everywhere. I’m not even sure if I should put it on the market yet, just for the safety of others.

I tell this to my client and she says, "Hold a garage sale, everything must go! All offers considered and you keep 25% of whatever you sell. Use the remaining to get a dumpster in the house and have a crew clean it up and whatever is left over you can send to me.

OK, this seems almost too easy… I know there is a catch. Besides, I can use this as an open house opportunity and make money at the same time. I’m going to have her sign all kinds of disclosures, but I’m liking the fact that she  just didn't say dump it in the trash, leaving me to clean it up. (I probably wouldn’t have taken the listing if that was what I was told.)

So, thank you seller, for helping me clean up your house and get some extra money at the same time.