5,113,121
I use the biggest signs allowed by the county for non-commercial properties. They work, as people recognize me all the time from my signs. Plus they are very visible from a distance, which is a good thing for a sign. Metal frame. Inserts are something or other... but obviously good material as I've had inserts and frames for over a dozen years. As for HOA's... depends on the subdivision. Some only let you use their approved signs for uniformity and I have a bunch of those signs for various communities in my garage as well. Plus signs to put in windows of townhomes and condos that don't allow in-ground signs. I put my own signs into the ground.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
1,553,599
Yes I use them wherever allowed.
I have wood & plastic, no metal.
Mimi Foster has some of the best custom signs I've ever seen by the way!
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
352,976
Metal frame and post sign depending on the property. Metal farm I install and post sign by our sign company.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,863,513
Sign company installs the wooden posts and hangs my metal signs. I place the "too late" riders.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
6,418,799
Most firms use the metal plant your own signs, one firm uses the wooden arm signs and hires a service to install them for the agents.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,056,663
An assortment, depending on the property. 4 foot metal signs are my drug of choice (I can plant those myself), but I have smaller ones for HOAs with rules. Wood on 4 x 4s and 10 to 30 foot banners get planted or put up by the sign company unless I'm putting the banner on a fence and can reach it myself. My first broker said "Put up all the signs you can yourself, because people will stop and ask." but I do a lot of 'big dirt' and that doesn't work for me so well. This is a 30 x 4 foot 9mm mesh banner on a building . . . very easy to see from the highway.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
823,679
All kinds, sizes and colors, depending on the community. I install the smaller ones and we have a company that takes care of the posts and larger ones.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
846,475
Yes-I get more calls from my signs than from the MLS. Corex on professionally installed wood posts. No riders.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
150,466
My Re/Max office suggests metal, and we use reflective so that they can be seen at night. They are a bit larger than the "standard" for the marketplace, so they stand out. I need to order some "collection" signs, but haven't yet.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
7,864,157
Wood posts are common in our market and those services are available from post installers.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,574,666
I use them... big white posts, alumnim signs and, out of respect for HOA and other people - no picture of me! Pay a company $22 per listing to put down, take up.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
913,568
Most of the time. Frames vary depending on property. I install them myself. I check HOA ahead of time. Some communities here do not allow signs of any kind. The properties without signs sell just as well as properties with signs.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,582,434
Yes, when appropriate yard signs are used.
Typically for single family homes we use wooden post with signs that are installed by a company contracted by the brokerage.
Sign riders as appropriate.
When there are HOA rules/restrictions, I comply.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,506,163
Yes, my best salesman and marketer! Whatever the default material from VistaPrints is. Standard post sign unless HOA restrictions forbid them, then I use a wire stand. I do them myself. Sign riders: Yep, use a variety of them. Some whatever the standard material is and some metal.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,772,587
Fred,
One has to follow HOA rule and other rules imposed by each community. Some communities like Aspen for instance dictate size and material. Materials for signs have to work with the weather of each locale. We had a sign company to design and install our signs. In Beverly Hills for instance, you have to be a permit for each sign.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
4,272,934
I have used a service in the past with wood posts and my own reflective signs but the service sold to a real slacker so I am reviewing my options...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
4,319,773
Fred Griffin - yes. Metal frame holder and yes, I do install them for the time being...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
599,734
I use metal-framed signs, 18 x 30, pounded into the ground. watch for sprinklers!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
151,633
I use both metal and corrugated plastic and both metal frames and sign posts. The metal signs hang better on the sign posts than the corrugated plastic ones. I hire a sign post company to plant the posts and then remove them after the sale. They charge $40 to plant and remove. My signs are 30" wide x 18" high.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
679,404
Yes we use yard signs. We have "oversized" signs and so they stand out in the crowd! They are metal (although I also use some Corex for Open Houses). My husband installs and picks up the signs. We also use sign riders for Web Address, HOA, and other points of interest like "Lake Property" - "Duplex" - "Vacant Lot"
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,877,915
I have square metal signs and post signs for the higher-end. I use riders only for VIEWS, or if there is a 3rd car garage and is tandem, so the drive by would not know otherwise.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,224,473
We have metal frames and metal panels. The company pays for the signs, and I buy personalized riders.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,961,536
I still use the metal ones but I see lots of other agents switching.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,349,554
Sign post like shown in the photo is installed by a sign installation company for $45.00. That includes take down as well and good for 90 days. Thereafter it is $5/month. I install my own sign on the post ... Cortex I believe ... rarely use sign riders.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
766,179
3,167,714
we have a couple of subdivisions and condos that allow NO signs, and I comply. We have others that don't allow directionals and I comply and I use metal signs and while I have a "sign guy" he's my husband I am can and sometimes install myself, but I much prefer he take them in his truck than in my car.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,192,379
1,225
Always check with the HOA/COA for rules regarding signage before placing a sign. As long as the HOA/COA permits, I use wooden sign posts that are professionally installed by a sign post company. I find it's money well spent to have my signs highly visible and assure my signage will not tilt or fall over. They withstand most weather conditions. The sturdy metal signs that can be hammered into the ground are my second choice to save me a few bucks and can be easily/quickly relocated as needed. #AgentInYourPocket #RealEstateByBel #SplendidVirginia
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,800,132
Mostly metal signs on wooden posts that I hire someone to install. I don't place signs where prohibited by the HOA or local jurisdiction.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,583,328
my peeps use white metal posts with 36" signs hanging from them....and riders...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,027,602
I use a sign post company that installs the sign, then I add any appropriate riders to it. The only place where I have run into restrictions is in condo communities who do not allow any signs at all.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,712,776
Metal from Jack Pratt Sign Company.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
291,107
Different Signs for different properties..ie: equestrian property gets one type with riders, rental easy in and out metal frame...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
142,796
Yes, I use them and hire a post installer to plant them.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,029,253
My husband is a woodworker and I specialize in Victorians, so he does the fretwork and uses plastic 4" x 4" fence posting. I had someone who was constantly copying my signs, so I had to come up with something different. It works for me.
Thanks, Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor, CRS !
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,466,257
Fred Griffin Yes, they are made of heavy engineered corrugated plastic and have an outdoor life of two years. The posts are made of PVC. I hire someone to install them.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
991,352
For residential I use the metal with metal frame and I do the planting. For commercial I use a 4'x4' on posts and hire my handyman to plant it.
I would like to use post signs but they are expensive to plant and expensive to buy in this area and since the broker doesn't pay for anything there are other places I spend my advertising dollars on with better ROI
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
864,708
Corex and I use professional installers.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
564,494
It depends on location - I have a company that installs my wooden post signs. Installing the metal signs can be challenging this time of year if the ground is frozen...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,416,038
I use a mix of metal and plastic. I have an awful time with metal theives. I put up my own signs
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,617,916
metail signs with metal riders
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,728,256
Corex and PVC and wood posts. Install them myself and plant '800' riders with text for info
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,240,041
Have always used an installer who provided the posts for my metal signs!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,847,051
I looked at mine just yesterday & thought it looked a little beat up from this winter & we're only 1/2 done really.
Use metal currently with some kind of anti-fade coating that's not working lol.
I will say that I made a mistake putting my website address under my name. Now my name is too small from a distance - lesson learned. Phone # & name BIG, maybe a rider for the site.
Besides, we order like 10 at a time or something & then a sign company keeps them so I have no idea what they even look like.
The regular RM yard sign you can no longer see, that is why I went years ago to the arm kind by a service.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
921,504
Yards signs? You bet.
What type? Metal, core and fiber.
Frames: step, yard frame, post and projected.
Except for the main sign for a listing, I place the rest. The rider is actually the most important element on the sign to which the active buyer responds to on their second drive by.
The type of sign I use depends on where I'm putting them and the message contained. Some are intended to be single use and fully disposable.
HOA and COA issues? Of course.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,513,143
Save a tree and most are metal ot plastic.
The post signs are hired out and the metal ones are agent installed.
Most of the HOA's allow one in a window or door.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,071,489
Yes - we have a contractor who places them
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,986,308
I use push in ones that I install myself. They are metal and use them where ever legal
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL