| Have you ever wandered through a model home and | | | | to go. |
| admired the furniture? Have you seen a piece that | | | | The auction is normally held in the largest room in the |
| would fit perfectly in your house and you wish you | | | | house. A four model development can easily have |
| could get it? Well you can and for significantly less | | | | 200 items up on the block. These auctions are cash |
| than buying from a retail furniture store. You can buy | | | | only and normally you have two hours to remove |
| model home furniture if you know what you're doing. | | | | the item from the site. There are no minimum |
| All of the big developers like Pulte, Meritage and | | | | starting bids. The people at the auction determine |
| Beazer buy attractive furniture for their models to | | | | just what an item is going to go for. |
| help sell the unit. When the development is | | | | You can save some big bucks on these auctions and |
| completely sold out, they typically auction off the | | | | it's a great way to add a new piece for your home |
| furniture from the model homes. What you need to | | | | on a budget. One excellent idea though is to try to |
| do is this. | | | | find the piece you are interested in on the internet to |
| Talk to the sales manager of the development and | | | | see what it would go for from a discount furniture |
| get an idea when the close out will be and what | | | | dealer. Armed with that information you'll be in a |
| auction service they will be using. Typically these | | | | better position to bid wisely. |
| auction services will only invite the homeowners in | | | | One caution. If you have a full size house and the |
| the development and members to the auction. | | | | model is a smallish town home, the furniture may be |
| Once you have the auction service name you can | | | | slightly smaller than standard. Smaller furniture makes |
| look it up on the web and see what it costs to be a | | | | a small space look larger and it's a common marketing |
| member. Usually this is around $30 a year and it gives | | | | practice. Measure the piece you are interested in |
| you the right to be at the auction, provides mailings | | | | before you buy it and regret it when you get home. |
| with times and dates of auctions and displays photos | | | | So you can buy model home furniture and it can |
| of things to be sold. Once you have this you're good | | | | actually be fun if you enjoy auctions. |