Open House Visitors "Be Like....."
Is it what I am wearing? Do I smell bad? Am I really that ugly? Maybe I didn't get the right flavor of cookies? I don't know? Did I do something wrong? Another open house is in the books and I still don't understand open house visitors. The other days open house left me thinking again. Although it was successfull it wasn't without its strange moments. Here were some of my experiences. How many of you can relate?
The greeting: When someone walks into my open house I greet with a smile, a handshake, and maybe some animation. Sometimes the return gesters I recieve are confusing and many just down right rude. I guess I just have some serious pet peeves? One of my biggest pet peeves is a handshake. To me this has always been really straight forward. You look someone in the eyes, stretch out your hand, and shake firmly. So what is the deal with "limp noodle grip"? A hand shake involves two parties, not one. Sometimes I can stretch out an open hand and it's like they were offended that I introduced myself. Come on dude, I washed my hands like last week! :-) Maybe if I texted them? Like hey, welcome, my name is....do you have any questions??? Has technology really affected our social skills that much already?
Mute Visitors: I've always been good at getting anyone to talk, but some people now days need there cell phone to respond. Why do some people think that it's ok to answer open ended questions with a yes or no? We're all adults here, can't we talk like one? I'd go ahead and text them my question, but they probably gave me a bogus phone number anyway?
Tracking: This particular house I was sitting was a 4,600 square foot home on an acre , and so I do admit that it was a little harder to track the people in the house. However, I swear some people intentionally try and avoid the realtor. Since when did buying a house become like buying a car? It's not like a high pressured sales presentation is really going to make a difference. A home purchase is not quite an impulsive buy situation, or at least not to me anyway. I'm just doing my clients a favor by keeping an eye on you, "a stranger" roaming my clients house. You never know when someone is going to get sticky fingers, and when you try and play hide and go seek with me, it makes me worried.
Pretend buyers: You got to love the pretend buyers. They be like "yea, we live near by", and then I be like, do you mean 2 doors down? You do know I saw you come out of your house and walk across the street right? I don't generally mind the noisy neighbor, especially because they could have a friend or family member that wants a home near them. However, there are two things that can bug me. Sometimes they bring their kids with them and let them roam around while eating my cookies and getting crumbs all over. I have 4 kids of my own, I love kids, but you should understand that someone went through a lot of trouble to get their home open house ready. Why not make your kids eat the cookies outside? I also don't mind chit chat, but when a real potential buyer comes in, maybe stop talking so I can do some actual work.
Goodbye: Maybe say goodbye when leaving. At least let me know that you have gone so that I don't wonder if your hiding in the home. I did give you cookies and drinks, so it's the least you could do. Plus it's kind of creepy!
Open houses are not my favorite, but they are a successful tool for real estate pros. Maybe some of you have ideas that work well for your open houses? And maybe you wouldn't mind sharing? Or maybe I am just a wierdo and I need some serious personality help? LOL!!
The Myers
www.gilbertcommunities.com
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