Sell This House: Put out All the Stops for the Open House
Oct. 2, 2006 — -- In the final installment of the "Sell Your House in a Week Challenge," "Good Morning America" contributor Barbara Corcoran recapped the last few frenzied days.
She and her team gave Cliff and Ginnie Freunds' Toms River, N.J., house a face-lift on the cheap.
By removing some of the furniture in the living room and scrubbing it down thoroughly, Corcoran revealed how big and spacious the house's main room was.
The den got a makeover, too.
After six days of preparation, the big one-day sale finally arrived.
The team raced against the clock to put final touches in place. They did anything and everything to draw a crowd, even hiring a hot-dog vendor and a deejay.
Buyers didn't bite at first, and Corcoran got a little nervous. Eventually, they poured through the doors -- more than 80 people saw the house by the end of the day.
At day's end, the "For Sale" sign still stood.
Despite three very interested parties, the house did not sell.
Corcoran says the experience taught her lessons that all sellers should know.
"What happened here [Sunday] is exactly what's going on throughout America," she told ABC's Robin Roberts. "There are buyers out there, but they're sitting on the fence and they're afraid to commit. … You have to give buyers something they just can't resist."
Corcoran came away from the challenge with three tips for sellers:
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