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I like to put up a Pending rider when we are under contract. It lets the neighbors know that we have done a great job.
On other occasions, I don’t put anything up. If it is a high-traffic location, I want passers-by to see the sign and call to inquire about the house. It provides an opportunity to, perhaps, switch to another listing of ours or pick up a new buyer client. Although, these days, the prospect is just as likely to check the property status on their electronic device and not call. Maybe best option is the Pending sign.
I eschew Sold riders. I am wary of a deal falling through and having to remove the sign. The house is not Sold until escrow closes. Then the sign and post come down.
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Brenda Mayette
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Nina Hollander, Broker
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Candice A. Donofrio
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It's not sold, till it's closed... by then the sign is probably down. Once we are out of due diligence period, I put up an under contract sign.
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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I like to not jinx the sale, so it typically doesn’t go in the sign.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,052,211
I was just getting ready to put a sign on a property today (Thursday) that's closing Monday. It was an SBA loan and took months. I just got notice from lender and escrow that all required items have been provided and they have blessed the HUD.
Until that moment, it's not sold.
With homes, I still like to wait until we've cleared UW--or if it's cash, inspections are completed and the buyer has delivered notice on our cute little State forms accepting the property or we've negotiated and agreed on repairs.
I don't like removing a sold sign if the property did not close.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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When we have a ratified Contract (and that includes consideration in-hand)!
Why? I want the neighbors to remember that they just saw the For Sale sign go up yesterday and the Sorry, Too Late sign go up a day later!!
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Richard Weeks
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We don't. We will take calls on it and present offers for back up all the way until it is recorded. You never know. We used to request to put a sold sign up for a day or two after closing, but we just don't anymore, mostly because of the time factor involved and all the neighbors see the new buyers moving in anyway. Also we would never put a sold sign up. It isn't sold until it closes. If we did we would use under contract or pending, not sold. -Kasey
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Dave,
We did not put the Sold sign until it was recorded! Personally, we do not like pending, or under contract signs either. And we don't like the Too Late sign, but that is just us. We would ask permission of the new buyer to keep the sign up in commercial as most of our listing were in high traffic areas. It brought us listing calls. A
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Sale Agreed goes up once we're in escrow.
I want to show the neighborhood how quickly I got the house in escrow.
Sold goes on when loan docs are signed typically with me...giving me 1-3 days of SOLD!
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Most of my sales are condos and don't have signs.
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When the property closes and funds.
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Charlotte, NC
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I cannot market it as sold until ALL conditions have been removed and it is a firm sale..
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Sold rider goes up on the day of closing. Prior to that, I used to put "under contract" or "sale pending".
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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When we listed properties my wife never allowed a sold or pending rider. She always thought it jinxed the sale.
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I put a sold rider on my signs about a week before closing. It says, "Sold! And I can sell yours too!" I don't do it any sooner just in case things blow up.
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At settlement.
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I generally don't use either. It's not SOLD until it records and then the sign come down for the buyer to move in!
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Sold.
Agent is proud of the sale and it is a great way of advertising - Hey, I can sell your home too.
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I don't like to put sold signs up until the home has actually closed. (With permission of the new owners.)
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"Too Late" when all contingencies are satisfied, "Sold" after it closes if the buyer lets the sign stay up!
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WHen all contingencies are met and we have a clear to close, i put up SOLD.
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I wait until the finance addendum is waived Dave...
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When a listing goes under contract - I use a Sale Pending sign rider.
When all contingencies are removed - I use a Sold sign rider which stays up with the sign and is removed the day before we close escrow.
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SOLD goes up after ALL contingencies have been satisfied.... full mortgage commitment....
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I wait till after inspection and apprisal is okay
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I don't us SOLD signs on my listings. I want to keep people interested in seeing the property right up to closing escrow. Homes fall out of escrow so having people the the back pocket us essential. It doesn't hurt to get calls for potential buyers and sellers either.
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Usually after the loan contingency has been removed. That's the final hurdle in our state.
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Too Late usually goes up after we have mortgage commitment. Depends upon property though... I use postcards to the neighbors to give them the "full skinny" after it's closed.
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Depends. Some sellers want us to take down the sign after we have a contract.
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Our MLS makes us do it in a timely fashion so I stick with what they require which would your #2.
Have to put a sold sign on it sometime & a few days before closing doesn't give you much market zing to the neighbors.
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Dave Martin (703) 585-4687 - I rarely do that so I will have to simple check outher answers.
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I put a TOO LATE rider up when we have a ratified contract.
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I have not stocked them in many years... But it is my understanding this can vary state to state as far as what point in the contract you can say "SOLD" and at what point you can advertise "Too Late" as in Texas we have active in MLS, active, option (to do inspection or back out) active contingent on sale of another home and then pending and sold. It is only advised here to post SOLD once it is in pending status which is generally speaking 10 or 20 days into the signed contract, give or take.
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When I post TOO LATE sign. It is too cute. Collector keep it in their room....
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I wait until the inspection or other near term contingency is resolved. If it's only financing, then right away.
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First I vett. Second, we contract and third....its sold. Why? They cleared it all
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Depends on how strong the deal is and when all the contingencies are satisfied.
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