{"id":2495,"date":"2016-09-23T23:47:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T23:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2016-09-25T23:52:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T23:52:15","slug":"how-to-have-a-garage-sale-when-you-live-in-a-toronto-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-have-a-garage-sale-when-you-live-in-a-toronto-apartment","title":{"rendered":"How to have a garage sale when you live in a Toronto apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moving and need to lighten your load? Time to purge your ex\u2019s junk to make way for some new Ikea furniture? Simply looked around one day and thought that your life was too cluttered?<\/p>\n<p>Time for a garage sale.<\/p>\n<p>But wait! You live in a tiny apartment in Toronto? No worries \u2013 even for apartment dwellers, \u201cgarage sales\u201d are a great way to downsize your life and make a few extra dollars in the process, and with the internet as a helper, they\u2019re easier than ever to pull off.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ways to have a great little sale where you clean up your apartment and get some pocket change in the process.<\/p>\n<h2>Go to a park<\/h2>\n<p>Living in the city is difficult for your ordinary garage sale. There really aren\u2019t driveways and sidewalks that you can use, so you can\u2019t just set up at the side of the road \u2013 no matter though! Just go to a nearby green space and post your cardboard signs at the ends of the block. If there aren\u2019t any green spaces around, you may still be able to get away with having a little sidewalk sale: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2011\/06\/11\/a_yard_sale_without_a_yard.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Star wrote an article<\/a> about a woman trying this very idea out, and the verdict is that it\u2019s basically not a problem!<\/p>\n<h2>Advertise online<\/h2>\n<p>Craigslist, Kijiji, Facebook and forums of all kinds all provide us with a great way to self-promote, and the more people that know about your sale the more that will come! One of the big problems with yard sales isn\u2019t the fact that they\u2019re usually full of bad items (which, to be fair, is definitely true), but the fact that just no one knows where they are until they\u2019ve already stumbled upon it. Advertising is key \u2013 that\u2019s why companies do it every day! Besides, why make cardboard signs when you can just use your phone?<\/p>\n<h2>Invite friends<\/h2>\n<p>One of the best ways to have a successful sale is to invite your crew to join you and sell their stuff too. It\u2019s one thing having a small table with your stuff on it, but if you have, basically, an outdoor store full of all kinds of things, people will be more likely to notice and stop on over! Not only that, but you can all help each other with sales and cleanup at the end of the day and simply keeping each other company is a great way to have fun. Having drinks afterwards doesn\u2019t hurt either!<\/p>\n<h2>Host an open house<\/h2>\n<p>Post online that you\u2019re having a massive sale and everything must go from your apartment (as long as it\u2019s true!). People love the idea that they can sort through your apartment and pick out the stuff they want. Make sure you have a friend with you so you\u2019re safe, prop your door open and invite the world in. Mark prices on everything and mind the door for safety, but enjoy bringing in tons of cash while you see your old crap leave forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving and need to lighten your load? 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