open house: Let’s Follow-Up! - 11/20/10 03:34 AM
Week # 8.  Only Serious Buyers and Sellers Are in the Market Now
Not everyone holds Open Houses. However, if you are going to hold an Open House, be smart:
*Prepare well -- know your inventory, have a Purchase & Sale Agreement, business cards, flyers, and financing info on the house, etc.  Chose a home in a high traffic area and easy to find.                                                                                                                
*Place many signs in the neighborhood, advertise your Open House on Craigslist, your company's website as well as other online options. That will help drive more traffic. More traffic = more prospects.  
*Consider having an office "Blitz" where … (1 comments)

open house: Question # 1 - 04/22/09 09:50 AM
Let's start with the question I posted as number 1 in my last blog.  Although we all agree that we should start with attitude, I'll save that - the best -  for last.
What am I doing today to generate prospects?
Sitting at your desk waiting for the phone to ring isn't the way to generate prospects.  My favorite one liner (which I know I have mentioned before) is: Confucius say, Man have to sit at desk long time before roast duck flies into mouth.
Here are some things you can do to generate prospects:
Preview property so you have an incredible … (32 comments)

open house: Top 10 Holiday List - 12/08/08 02:48 PM
Here are the top 10 things that agents have done over the holiday that really worked for them:
1.  Hold an Open House - even if that is not normally what you do, the consumers who are out looking are serious, otherwise they would be shopping or at home eating "figgy pudding"
2.  Join a social network, like Face Book or LinkedIn.  It is a fun and easy way to build your sphere and create an online presence.
3.  "Drop-by" your past clients, with a plant, calendar or a little something like home-made jam.  Let them know you care.
4.  Meet your neighbors.  This … (43 comments)

open house: "Open House" Idea.. - 08/20/08 01:29 PM
Has anyone tried holding an Open House from the comfort of your own home?
Here's an idea for you:
Let your prospects and clients know that you will be available online in the evening to answer their questions and provide them information. You could schedule an online "Open House"- you are open for business from 7- 9 pm two nights per week. Use IM (the Instant Messaging feature). You are online many evenings catching up, adding listings, photos, blogging, and answering emails. So are your customers and clients! You can include this information on your web site and then send an … (1 comments)

 

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