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02/17 DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI CONDITIONAL BENEFITS CHAPTER F, PAGE 14  Begin to advertise in at least one of the appropriate media; place a “For Sale” sign on the property (if permitted); begin to conduct open houses or otherwise show the property to interested parties on a continuing basis; or attempt any other appropriate methods of sale such as posting notices on community bulletin boards, distributing fliers, etc. 8.1.2. Continuing Efforts to Sell Except for gaps of no more than 1 week, the owner must maintain efforts of the type listed above; and 8.1.3. Individual Must Accept Any Reasonable Offer The owner must not reject any reasonable offer to buy the property and must accept the burden of demonstrating to the worker’s satisfaction that he/she rejected an offer because it was not reasonable.  Assume that an offer to buy real property is reasonable if it is at least two-thirds of the estimated CMV unless the owner proves otherwise. 8.2. Verification of Efforts to Sell Document the individual's allegations regarding ads, listings, consignments, and other efforts to sell the resources. Obtain any supporting evidence the individual can provide. If the individual cannot provide evidence, verify allegations with the appropriate third party (by telephone if possible). Verify only those allegations necessary to establish that the individual is making reasonable efforts to sell. Verifying duration of an ad, listing or consignment at the outset will prevent the need to verify its continuing existence at subsequent follow-up contacts. Note: Reasonable efforts to sell do not have to be confined to traditional methods such as listing the property with a real estate agent or placing an ad in the newspaper. Any reasonable effort, considering the individual's circumstances, may be acceptable. 8.2.1. Supporting Evidence Ask the individual to submit all appropriate proof such as: