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Open House Strategies

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The average time it takes a buyer to look through a house is 27 minutes. So, put your best foot forward and make your open house the most memorable one.

Open houses are important for sellers because it gives people a pressure free way to view your home. Preparing for an open house properly is equally important so people will be interested in what they see. Strategies for staging, showing and turning lookers into buyers will all be covered in Open House Strategies.
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  DIY Real Estate: How To Hold An Open House
Oct 26, 2007
Open houses are the key to selling a home quickly and at top price. Real estate agents have a multitude of experience in selling homes and holding open houses. But, for the homeowner selling a home without a real estate agent, the open house can be a clumsy and unprepared event.
  A Home Buyers First Impression
Oct 18, 2007
There’s no second chance to make a first impression on a potential homebuyer. Preliminary planning, attention to detail, and creativity can help you in making sure your home generates a positive first impression.
  Selling An Ugly Home with an Open House
Sep 23, 2007
Trying to sell an ugly home isn’t easy to do. Even the realtors don’t want to show it because they know how ugly it really is.
  Open House Strategies That Work
Sep 22, 2007
It is not unlike a first date. The individuals you wish would show some interest are not necessarily the ones who hang around, and it is excruciatingly difficult to know what to say, and how to put your best foot forward. Preparations can put you seriously out of pocket, and it may not be with the same person, even if you do get another chance.
  Organizing an Open House Tour
Sep 17, 2007
By soliciting the help and cooperation of any of your neighbors that are also looking to sell their houses, you can pool your resources to bring more people into your (and their) homes – thereby increasing the amount of open house traffic and the likelihood of a sale.
  Selling Your Home Instead of the Competition’s Homes With an Open House
Aug 31, 2007
Open houses are great tools for selling a home. Unfortunately, as an open house draws potential buyers to your property, it is also drawing them to all of the other homes for sale in the neighborhood. So, while you might be thinking that an open house is going to sell your home quickly for you, it might just be the way to sell the competition’s homes that are up for sale.
  Having Your Own Open House
Aug 18, 2007
You are planning to hold your own open house two weeks down the road. Are you doing everything you possibly can to make it a success? Will your open house have a positive impact on prospective buyers? Will it stand out from the last open house that person might have visited?
  How to Keep Your Home Ready to Show with Kids
Aug 11, 2007
When you are trying to sell your house, you know how important it is to keep it looking its best at all times. You know that a prospective buyer could show up to look at your home on a moment’s notice, or sometimes even without warning. Keeping your home ready to show can be challenging in any situation, and even more so when you have children.
  10 Things to do Before Your 1st Open House
Jul 28, 2007
You could probably create a list a mile long before holding your first open house. These ideas may seem insignificant at first, but you can avoid disappointment and negative comments by taking a few extra minutes to complete this checklist.
  Creating a Yummy Open House
Jul 19, 2007
An open house is an excellent marketing tool. Many homebuyers will spend a Sunday afternoon driving around the neighborhoods they are interested in visiting open houses.
 
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