An open house may not help sell your house.
An open house in not away to sell your house. An open house is a prospecting tool for the agent, not a way to sell your home. In fact, many experienced agents won't even host their own open houses. They get a newer agent to host it. I did this many times as a new agent myself.
Think about it, if homes where commonly sold at open houses, would the listing agent risk giving up half of their commission to the agent hosting the open house? Not to say that a house will not sell at an open house just consider that it most likely will not sell this way.
Most of these buyers that will show up at an open house are looking for homes that are nothing like yours. It isn't really expected that the agent will sell your house at the open house. Consider this when you plan on selling as a For Sale by Owner.
If you or your agent hosts an open house, make sure you hide all valuables and put easily-broken things away but don't have high expectations, your house may not sell at an open house.
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