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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I've used the wooden posts, the metal and this one, which always gave the best results!

It is from Lincoln Lawn, snaps together in an instant and is weather durable.   I'm going back to this in the Spring.  My husband does my signs and I'm not paying him $25 !!!

Jan 18, 2016 09:03 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I am a great believer in outsourcing everything that is not directly involved with prospecting, listing, selling, and negotiating.

Jan 18, 2016 08:19 AM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

I like to use post signs and pay a service whenever feasible. There are some communities that have special sign requirements that make posts impossible and some listings don't stay on the market long enough to get the post installed. I usually put out a metal sign first until the post arrives.

Jan 18, 2016 05:25 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

I have the metal and the wood available. There is a local guy that will rent you a post, install it and remove it for $60 for 6 months time. I buy my own

Jan 18, 2016 03:32 AM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
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It sounds like a good deal.... Our area it is about $100 per post.

I stake mine own costs $96 dollars carry in my trunk. I have a sledge hammer.

Jan 18, 2016 03:12 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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$25 is really cheap... I'd probably use under those circumstance. I have large metal framed signs which I install and remove myself.

Jan 18, 2016 08:35 PM
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Sharon Kowitz
CRS-SRES-ABR-GRI-E-Pro-CREN ~ COMPASS RE - Cary, NC
Cary, NC Relocation Specialist ~ Buying or Selling

We use post signs, that seems reasonable!

Jan 18, 2016 12:12 PM
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
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I use metal signs and place them myself. 

Jan 18, 2016 11:23 AM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

We use post signs and I love them.

Jan 18, 2016 11:12 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Posts, our own self-driving posts. Not cheap, but the go in the ground in mere seconds and last for many years.

Jan 18, 2016 08:35 AM
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Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

Yes, I used to hire someone to install the post signs.  I now use the metal and my husband installs them for me.

Jan 18, 2016 08:09 AM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

we have no such company here and I used metal framed ones.  Plus we use much larger signs on the dock 3 feet x 4 feet so they can be seen from far away on the lake

Jan 18, 2016 07:30 AM
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
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I pay $40 for the same service.

Jan 18, 2016 07:03 AM
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Women of Westchester Working Together
Women of Westchester Working Together - West Harrison, NY
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Yes, sounds like it's worth it...especially when it's cold out LOL.  I think they charge much more for that here in our area.

Jan 18, 2016 07:03 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
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Prices differ around the country.  It seems very reasonable to me.  A

Jan 18, 2016 06:10 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Yes, I use such service. They also store For Sale signs. 

Jan 18, 2016 05:19 AM
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Liz Wallace
Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY
Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

$25 to install and remove, that's a huge bargain, go for it.

Jan 18, 2016 04:22 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I use the posts for most listings.  And, our guy charges the same.

Jan 18, 2016 04:21 AM
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Fred Hafdelin
Weichert Realtors - Mountain Lakes, NJ

I use a service which checks with the gas, cable and electric companies prior to planting my sign posts. I think post signs are classier than the stick in the ground folding types. If im in an area where i cannot use post signs I will use the stick in the ground type.

Jan 18, 2016 04:17 AM
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Andy Madrid
Hawaii Coast Realty, LLC - Kailua-Kona, HI
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absolutely its worth it - with one caveat:  Make sure that they are licensedand bonded in the event that they accidently break an underground power/gas line etc.  But I use this service all the time.  I dont have to haul around the signs and post hole digger in my car.

Jan 18, 2016 04:17 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I hire a company to install the sign post.  It's $48 for up to 90 days and $5.00 a month thereafter.  The company will install my signs as well but I prefer to do that. 

Jan 18, 2016 03:59 AM
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Sharon Altier
Coldwell Banker Realty - Elmhurst, IL
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Great deal!

Jan 18, 2016 03:40 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
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VERY good deal. My sign company charges 85/hour.
We have small and large metal framed signs, and big to bigger wood post signs, depending on where they're going. I have these idiotic 18 x 24 signs required by a couple of subdivisions.

Jan 18, 2016 03:06 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

I've used a service for years. I pay $28 each way & it's worth it. I just thru all the metal signs out because I could never get them into the ground. These guys pop by in their truck & 1,2,3 it's done.  If post shows dents, they paint it too.

They store the panels for me, I keep one for a spare.

Jan 18, 2016 02:51 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

I do the same here and have a few metal signs to put on waterfront properties just in case a boater is looking.

Jan 18, 2016 02:41 AM
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Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

We have metal signs, but we do have to install ourselves. If I had volume right now, I would have someone install for me. $25 a sign sounds like a deal to me.

 

Michael Thacker - Louisville Realtor - Real Estate

Jan 18, 2016 02:32 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

We use metal signs but post signs look better. I think that is a fair price to get your posts installed and taken down. Go for it.

Jan 18, 2016 02:25 AM
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David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation
Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Amanda and Jared,
$25 sounds like a steal. We don’t use signs at all with good results and happier sellers.

Jan 18, 2016 02:16 AM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

That is worth it but I have lots of frame signs

 

Jan 18, 2016 02:13 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

only sign posts with several riders .... riders we use are for branding if they hang from the for sale sign.... the top rider is for the status change of the listing....sale pending ....sold....open house.... 

Jan 18, 2016 02:12 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Wooden; sounds like a decent deal.

Jan 19, 2016 11:58 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

We have vynil ones that we put up ourselves.  A pole goes into the ground, the base slips on top and the sign hangs from there.  Easy-peasy.

Jan 19, 2016 08:39 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Amanda and Jared Christiansen Yes, sounds like a good deal.

Jan 19, 2016 05:38 AM
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Kerrie Faris
LRS Realty and Management, Inc - Rancho Bernardo, CA

I believe the price is driven by the state and area that you are licensed in.

California $25.00 would be a steal of a deal price. The company that I work for uses a company that install our signs. 

 

Jan 19, 2016 12:37 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have both types of signs, depending on the price point.  I wish we had a company that would install for $25. 

Jan 19, 2016 12:09 AM
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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good Tuesday morning Amanda and Jared Christiansen . That is a very reasonable price.

Jan 18, 2016 06:20 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

     I worked with two different Century 21 offices in the 1990's.  I remember digging those post holes for that gold post!  

    Pay the sign company; $25 is a deal.

Jan 18, 2016 01:25 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

We have post signs and it doesn't cost us anything.  I install them for all the agents in our brokerage for FREE.

Jan 18, 2016 11:14 AM
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Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

My second year in business I spent $7,800 in sign fees.  That is when Larry learned to build a sign and plant it! We install signs for our Agents, and place the lockbox and pick them both up when sold.

Jan 18, 2016 10:38 AM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I think that is about the going rate.

Jan 18, 2016 04:33 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I use a sign post service. Will continue to do so as long as they continue with wooden posts. Also if elevated visiblity is a necessity.

Metal frame is used based on:

  • Location
  • Level of sevice
Jan 18, 2016 02:38 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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Good price.

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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
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Jan 18, 2016 07:19 AM