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How a real estate sign saved the day!

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Real Estate Agent with Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 PA License - AB067198

Do real estate signs work ? You be the judge.

I was chatting with my friend Paul the Tredyffrin Easttown bee keeper yesterday and he told me this humorous story how a real estate sign saved the day.

Last year he had a swarm of bees that were in a holly bush out in the open. Not the best thing. And they did not want to move. Paul had tried everything he knew to encourage them to move into a hive or swarm box.

Bee swarm resting in the open

On the point of giving up, he saw lying around a real estate sign, "New Price" and as a joke he placed it on the swarm box

 This picture shows the swarm finally moving into the swarm box the next day. The bees obscure the entrance hole in the box. You can see another swarm box in the distance just to the left edge of the swarm box in the foreground and you can see the position of the hole in the distant box.

 

So it proves that real estate signs do work, even for bees. Paul put the "New Price" sign on the box in the morning and the bees moved in that afternoon.

 

Amazing!

 

We use signs as well as modern technology, and we find at open houses people often say they saw the signs when we ask them how they heard about the open house.

 

If you want effective marketing for your Tredyffrin Easttown or Main Line home contact Nick Vandekar, Tredyffrin Easttown Realtor, SellingThe Main Line with Long & Foster Real Estate Inc, office 610-225-7400, cell or text 610-203-4543, email Nick@VandekarTeam.com, website www.SellingTheMainLine.com

 

 

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Nick Vandekar
Nick is a Tredyffrin Easttown Residential and Commercial REALTOR selling The Main Line, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties.

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Comments(31)

Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

You are funny!!!   That's a fun story!   I love love signs!

Mar 13, 2018 06:14 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Great Story and funny story, but let's be real Stories sell, you are not just buying  a four sided house with a roof on it,:))Endre

Mar 13, 2018 10:39 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Nick. What a funny story. You certainly had my attention.

Mar 14, 2018 06:35 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Debbie Reynolds very true in this technology age old fashioned methods still work.

Jeff Dowler never know what it takes to persuade. You have to try everything.

Dagny Eason I thought it was funny when Paul told me the story.

Very true, it is stories that sell Endre Barath, Jr. 

Sheila Anderson thank you.

 

Mar 14, 2018 08:59 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nick, that is a funny story, and was wondering how that sign saved the day.

Mar 14, 2018 09:17 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

My friend Paul was very concerned as he had tried everything he knew to get them into the swarm box. Joan Cox this was a last resort, sort of throwing his hands up.

Mar 14, 2018 09:24 AM
Curtis Van Carter
Better Homes & Gardens Wine Country Group - Yountville, CA
Your Napa Valley Broker Extraordinaire

Hi

I think someone left off the bottom half of the sign, NEW PRICE Honey prices hit new high. Sweetness, no cheers cvc

Mar 14, 2018 09:27 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Curtis Van Carter this broker uses these bubbles, the sign is complete, but that honey will be somewhat free, to the owner.

Mar 14, 2018 09:30 AM
Mary Hutchison, SRES, ABR
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate-Kansas City Homes - Kansas City, MO
Experienced Agent in Kansas City Metro area

Great story!  That sense of humor really worked!!

Mar 14, 2018 09:52 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Mary Hutchison, SRES, ABR it did.

Mar 14, 2018 10:11 AM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

That's cute. Bees can read and they like a good deal too.

Mar 14, 2018 12:23 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089 like anyone they want the best deal.

Mar 14, 2018 12:24 PM
John Wiley
Fort Myers, FL
Lee County, FL, ECO Broker, GRI, SRES,GREEN,PSA

Buyers are always waiting on a good deal. Just watching for a better price.

Now did buyers learn from the bees or did the bees talk to the buyers???

Great story

Mar 15, 2018 10:50 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

John Wiley let's hope the buyers learn from the bees and take advantage of any price adjustments they see.

Mar 15, 2018 01:45 PM
Dorte Engel
RE/MAX Leading Edge - Bowie, MD
ABC - Annapolis, Bowie, Crofton & rest of Maryland

Dear Nick & Trudy,

Very cute story. 

Mar 16, 2018 10:20 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Dorte Engel it is a fun story and an example of multi-use of our real estate signs.

Mar 16, 2018 11:44 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Interesting story, fun photos and featured to the group:

EXPRESS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AT ACTIVERAIN

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Mar 16, 2018 02:48 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Robert Vegas Bob Swetz thank you.

Mar 17, 2018 07:28 AM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

That's a cute story!  Another use for real estate signs!

Mar 18, 2018 09:09 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Jan Green it was funny to see the photos after hearing the story.

Mar 19, 2018 10:32 AM