"We weren't getting very much traffic because there was so much competition in the market," seller Melanie Gravdal told NBC Chicago, so she and her husband started putting up fliers offering a $1,000 tab at a nearby bar called Grandpa's Place to the buyer of their home, which is listed for $450,000. OK, Gravdals. You have our attention now. And we've seen this sort of gimmick before; back in 2008, an Uptown developer offered to throw down a $3,000 bar tab to buyers in his building. Our take: If you're really desperate for beer money to spend at Grandpa's, you probably aren't in a position to take out a mortgage on a $450,000 home.
· Home Seller Offers $1,000 in Booze to Buyer [NBC Chicago]
· Listing: 1877 Prairie St., Glenview [Koenig & Strey]
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