Even if you're already working with an agent, sometimes you just want to go out on your own and wander through some properties. I get it. So, you'd think there would be a centralized place to find a list of all the open houses on a given weekend, wouldn't you? Unfortunately, that isn't the case. There are many good sources for open house information, but there is no one place that all agents and home sellers have agreed they will list the times for their open homes.
No need to despair, though - there are some good bets for finding Boulder County open houses besides driving around on Sunday looking for signs. The first place I would look if I were a home buyer is www.coloprop.com, which is the Boulder area's public-facing MLS. Go to the "For Sale" tab at the top left of the page and then click on "Open Houses" for a search form.
Another great source is the Daily Camera's online open house finder at http://camerahomes.com/boulder-open-homes/. If you're still into having a hard-copy newspaper in your hand as you drive around town, the Daily Camerafills that need as well: On both Saturday and Sunday the DC puts out an open house quick guide. On Sunday check the real estate section for brokerage's block ads and individual guides.
I always advertise my open houses on Craigslist.com, Zillow, and Trulia, too. You can check these before you go out on your house search, but be sure to double check the dates for the opens - Zillow and Trulia in particular are prone to having out-of-date information.
If you know of any other good open house sources, feel free to leave a comment and share with the rest of us!
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