If you’ve got the time and have a ton of things to get rid of, a garage sale is your best bet! I’d say a reasonable amount of time to expect to spend on your garage sale is 20-40 hours if you’re having a two-day sale.
Having a garage sale is a great thing to do because it gives you a reason to go through everything on your property and purge anything you don’t need to keep. Since you’re taking the time to have a sale, you might as well go through every single item in your house and decide if you want to keep it or get rid of it.
How you advertise your garage sale will determine how many people show up and, in turn, how much money you will make. If you put a lot of effort into your advertising, you will reap the benefits by having more customers.
If you have a local newspaper, it might be worth it to pay for an ad. You’ll want to see how much you’ll have to pay for a spot and decide if it’s worth it, but it could drive a lot more customers to your sale if you choose to go this route.
One of the essential ways to advertise a garage sale is by placing signs with arrows next to the road. Like online advertising, the more signs you put out, the more people are likely to see them.