Yesterday I held an Open House and got a great turn out. Lots of people came to view the home. There were 2 buyers with a sense of urgency to find a home because they had just sold their home and needed a place to live!
The best way to have a successful Open House is to advertise on the internet and post lots of signs. I posted the Open House on the MLS, my website www.hafenrealestate.com and Tour Factory.
Tour Factory is a great tool that provides fullly customized lively virtual tours of your listings. it has great syndication and the Tour Factory posts to several web sites: Trulia.com, Zillow.com, YouTube.com, Yahoo Real Estate Classifieds, and Homes.com to name a few.
I then went out to Zillow, Redfin and Truila to make sure the Open House was posted and the pictures of the home appears on the listings.
I also put up a few directional signs early in the week that said "Open House Sunday 1-4" as well as a ryder that said "Open Sunday 1-4" on the owners For Sale Sign.
It pays to advertise several days before on-line at Redfin, Zillow, and Trulia etc. and with directional signs. Several of our guests said they foud out about the Open House via Redfin and Zillow. The afternoon of the Open House, I put up several Open House Signs (A boards) from about a mile from the home in both directions.
I had our guests sign into a register once they came into the home. In the kitchen, by the register, I had soft drinks on ice, gourmet cookies (chocolate chip, oatmeal, and peanut butter) and a bowl of chocolates. My guests couldn't resist signing in to get a cookie and a soft drink.
All in all it was a very successful Open House. Hopefully the Open House will turn out to be a win-win or eveybody!
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