If you're looking for fresh ideas or a twist on the same old thing, we think we may have hit upon one..... 

OK so Agent Opens can be fun to go to.  Even if we really do go primarily to see the listings we end up fairly distracted by the food, socializing & prize drawing entries.  Fun for those attending, a good bit of work for the agents hosting & all in all maybe only marginally advantageous for the listings. 

There's got to be a better way, right? 

A group of agents here in our East Islands market area of Savannah have begun using a somewhat different form of the agent open house.  We've formed a group of agents who somewhat specialize in this area.  There are 12 of us from several different brokerages. 

The first Monday of each month we meet to caravan each other's listings in the area.  We have feedback forms we use for each Realtor to give written feedback on each listing.  At the end of the caravan we meet for lunch & discuss whatever, including other listings we have in other areas so it becomes an even more valuable networking tool. 

The idea of this group of respected agents from different brokerages personally viewing the properties & the written, tangible feedback to give to our sellers is a great listing tool to get the listings & good communication tool for the seller of active listings. 

We've given our group the name Savannah Realtor's Network so we're "official" & don't have to explain it to our sellers as "a group of agents" :).  It's working well for us; lots less fuss than hosting agent open houses, a set, regular schedule so we get all our listings on the circuit & more precise, tangible feedback for our sellers.