An "Out of the Box" Open House Idea

That is quite innovative.  I have never thought of marketing and promotion based on traffic patterns.  But why not?  Thanks for the idea.  I hope you get some traction.

I tell all my agents to get out of the office (or the house) and go sit in a listing...They have to sit somewhere.  The propensity to find a buyer in a listing is much higher than sitting on your duff in the office gabbing to other realtors, or sitting in your home office, playing solitaire on your computer. LOL!

I think it's a great idea! When I was on vacation in Florida last year, I noticed there were several open houses during the week, and I checked out two of them on my daily walk.  When everyone has open houses on Sunday (as do most here in my area), there are only so many houses that one person can attend. 

In the business we are in, this idea rates as Brilliant!  So few of the Agents around me do get off their "duffs", as Don so succinctly puts it!  I try to get my OH Signs out as early in the weekend as permissible, on the busiest roads and with my "Ask For Jim Bath" Rider on top.  It is amazing how many people have my name recognition around town because of Riders. 

This is so great!  I do it alot here in Chicago and I get alot of traffic from my listings and that is what is selling them.  They really aren't the typical old open houses of yesteryear.  I am finding that the consumers wants to look without the Realtor and then reach out to them.   Way to go!

When I first started in the business, I held open houses every weekday afternoon.  I sat there like I was at my office.  I met a lot of buyers, some of whom later became my clients,

In Naples, it is fun to do an open in the afternoon as people are coming home from the beach.  I also do opens on the days that other brokers are having their caravans to preview new listings. 

J. good thinking, good luck.

You have to do what you have to do. Good luck on the sale.