Yesterday I took a buyer out for the first time, we looked at a total of 4 houses, all in the Tigard, Oregon area, but the one that was talked about the most wasn’t the one that was the best looking or even the best priced, it was the 2nd one we looked at that gave away banana bread.
You see when we walked into this house the first thing we noticed was the smell of warm fresh baked banana bread. (It smelled so good) But, we continued to tour this house and when we came to the kitchen, there was the bread still in the pan. But, next to it, in tin foil was another loaf with a note. “Dear buyer, I hope you enjoyed our house, please feel free to take this loaf of bread as a gift”
Now, on the side of the bread wasa picture of the house and the address. This simple act was remembered throughout the other two houses we saw. They barely even noticed the next two houses that were more what they described to me in our initial meeting at my office.
But, when all was said and done, they ended up writing an offer on the banana bread house. They couldn’t stop talking about it and I have a feeling it had a lot to do with that bread and the fact that they got to take it home.
So, can such a simple giveaway really sell a home? It certainly did on my clients as they left feeling they had found a home ,not just a house. If you are interested in selling your home, give me a call, I would look forward to selling it and will even supply the bread!
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