Dear Realtor,

We all know that most realtors host broker open houses and even public open houses but have you ever thought about inviting a mortgage professional to stand beside you?  Take a look at this list and you decide on if it makes sense to invite a loan officer to your next open house.  I will now share the top 5 realtor advantages of having a mortgage professional with you during an open house (Not in any specific order).

 1 - Save Money: Yes, save money!  Do you spend money on fliers, brochures, advertising, catering, etc.?  Well how about you share that cost with the mortgage professional that will co-host the open house with you?  Most mortgage professionals are willing to split the cost of doing an open house with a realtor or a broker.  They enjoy meeting other realtors, broker and possible homebuyers who walk through your open house.  Remember, that mortgage professionals are looking for new business as much as you are so why not make it a team effort.

 2 - Support: Yes, support!  Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you are not at the front door greeting the next open house attendee?  Are you showing the basement of the home or the upstairs of the home already to a family or are you busy outside on the deck talking on the phone with another client or an important personal call?  Why not have a mortgage professional there to assist you in greeting the next realtor/broker/consumer that arrives at your open house.  They can say hello and have them sign the sign in sheet and hand out your brochures that you made exclusively for this open house.

 3 - Make Time Go By Faster: Yes, make it fun!  Make the time go by faster.  Is it really fun to just stand or sit during an open house by yourself if you don't have a radio on, a tv on or your wireless laptop?  Having a mortgage professional of your choice at your open house would engage you both to conversate with one another and learn more about each other and more about the real estate business.  You will enhance your business relationship and become better friends and business partners.  Time goes by faster when there is 2 people.

 4 - Mortgage Questions: You know that when an interested broker/realtor sees a property that they like that they are curious to know what the total mortgage payments are on a monthly basis so that they can make a decision on if it is a proper fit for a buyer they are working with.  Interested buyers might want to know if the home is in their price range.  Having a mortgage professional there to answer all of their questions and concerns helps out, doesn't it?  Make an impression on the broker/realtor/consumer and prove to them that you are always ready to answer all of the questions related to this home.  The mortgage professional usually makes his own brochures with different mortgage products and different monthly mortgage payments for brokers/realtors/consumers to view easily at their fingertips.

 5 - MLS Upgraded Listing: That's right, upgrade your MLS listing by stating that it is a Broker Open House and that there will be food at the open house.  If there are 40 open houses on a certain day in your town/city, then brokers/realtors don't have enough time or gas money to visit all of them but when they see that there is an open house with food/refreshments catered by a lender, then they will definitely try to visit.  They might not have a buyer for the home you are having an open house for but they might come across one later that day or the next day and in the back of their mind, they will remember your open house.

I hope you enjoyed reading this blog that was geared to helping out Realtors and Mortgage Professionals.

Thanks for reading my blog today and I look forward to your comments.

Your Mortgage Professional that can do loans in all 50 States,

Nima Rezvan

Home Loan Consultant

203.913.6016

http://www.mynima.com/

Co-hosting Connecticut (CT) open houses in Greenwich, Old Greenwich, Cos Cob, Stamford, North Stamford, Glenwood, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Westport, Southport, Fairfield, Greenfield Hills, Bridgeport, Stratford, Shelton, Trumbull, Monroe, Wilton, Weston, Easton, Redding and even towns in New Haven County.