When we had our house in CT for sale last year we had two broker open houses. The 1st open house left us with suggestions on improving the inside look and we did follow through on a couple of suggestions they had (minor painting & tile guest bathroom floors). Our realtor, who is a friend, had agreed to a 5% commission. After 5 months of no offers we had the 2nd broker open house at which time our realtor let all the attending realtors know that we were offering a $1,000 bonus to the realtor that brought us a buyer. Sure enough in a week one of those brokers came through with a buyer who was "on the fence" regarding buying our house. The bonus was our suggestion and well worth the cost.
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