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Price is the ONLY way to really stand out. Bonuses, closing costs, etc., all fall a distant second to price.
Now, once you get into negotiations, if you get stuck on a price, THEN you can start offering things to make the deal happen. You and your agent just need to pay attention to the buyer though. Each buyer is different. While a generator may work for one buyer, the other may want a fridge or flooring allowance. There's no "one size fits all" in this.
That was my original intent of the question. Price is the starting point for a large ticket item like a house. But beyond that, sometime you need something else.
Advertising and contact beyond the broker is sometimes needed. I sold my rural western PA property myself, even though I paid the broker $6500. It was my continuous advertising on Craigslist that brought in the buyer. And it was my visiting the out of the area buyer at his house and going over every aspect of the property with him that sold the house.
Sometimes just leaving it in the hands of the Realtor isn't enough.
A few people make the mistake of listing enticements in the original listing.
I read one where the person was " throwing in" a 1 year old off road 4-wheeler.
I don't know about other folks, but to me that said his house was overpriced and he really wanted to unload his 4-wheeler.
Listing price is the best incentive.
As other posters have stated,throwing in non-related extras should only be used farther into the negotiations. ( IMHO)
Most of those excessive throw ins ( not related to the actual house) seems to be more common amongst FSBO
Some think they are sooooo darn " creative" that their ads are actually stupid.
Buyers aren't that gullible !
My husband threatens me he's going to offer "Wife stays with full price offer."
You must be a very beautiful and wonderful person. Do you think you could escape later, or if he sells you with the house, maybe you don't want to go back to him anyway.
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