{"id":1653,"date":"2021-03-29T16:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodguyssigns.com\/blog\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2024-12-27T20:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T20:12:02","slug":"real-estate-bandit-signs-how-to-best-use-them-and-realities-of-code-enforcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodguyssigns.com\/blog\/real-estate-bandit-signs-how-to-best-use-them-and-realities-of-code-enforcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Bandit Signs: How to Best Use Them and Realities of Code Enforcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So, you\u2019re a young realtor, and you\u2019re representing your first client. Or maybe it\u2019s client #100. Either way, you\u2019ve planted that good-looking, slick aluminum sign in the lawn of a nice home. You\u2019ve cemented that this is your<\/em> client. Is that enough to get the house sold? Maybe. But you can definitely do more. Two words. Bandit Signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What the heck is a bandit sign? You know the term yard sign. A bandit sign is the exact same thing, just with a different name. The saying came about years ago and isn\u2019t as commonly used as yard sign. It comes from the fact that if a realtor places some of these signs out and about, they are fantastic ways to steal business from the competition. Hence, Stealing like a Bandit.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Many municipalities in the country treat the use of bandit signs as code enforcement violations, but they are seldom strictly enforced. Ironically, officials in those municipalities likely understand that they<\/em> are actually breaking the law by trampling on the 1st<\/sup> Amendment right to Freedom of Speech. And just so you know, there is no national law prohibiting the use of bandit signs. Pretty crazy, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting back to that aluminum sign mentioned in the first paragraph, it\u2019s undoubtedly necessary. But what if it\u2019s not on a high traffic street? What if it\u2019s in a decent size neighborhood, but house hunters simply don\u2019t turn down that road when looking? You can greatly increase your chances of selling the place with bandit signs. You can place them on a corner where a main road leads into the neighborhood that simply reads, \u201cOpen House\u201d with an arrow that will direct traffic to the home.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Put bandit signs in the grass by crosswalks of high traffic areas <\/a>nearby. When drivers have to stop at a red light, they\u2019ll notice your signs. You will have significantly boosted the eyeballs on that house you\u2019re selling. Obviously the more people who see your ad, the better your chance of finding a buyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keep the information on your signs brief. When people are driving by, there\u2019s minimal amounts of time for them to read your message. Aside from \u201cOpen House\u201d, a couple examples of what you could put on your signs are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n