How to Sell a Home
Video Tips Series for Carlsbad Home Sellers
Public Open Houses
Selling your Carlsbad home is a complicated and challenging process. It takes time, no matter how experienced you might be in selling houses. Just because our inventory is low and favors sellers does not make home selling an easy job, plus there’s lots to know.
My “How to Sell a Home” tips and advice video series provides quick answers to important issues you face when selling your Carlsbad home, BEFORE you get started. You can view these videos on your iPhone, SmartPhone, or Tablet.
In this article we talk about the 3rd type of open house, the 1st one being online, and the 2nd being the Broker Open House.
Check out the video below to learn more about Public Open Houses!
WHAT IS A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE AND SHOULD I HAVE ONE!
As a seller you may be thinking you do not want any open houses for your property. There could be a number of reasons for this. Or you may feel strongly that open houses are a great way to sell your home. In either case you should discuss the viability of having a public open house with your REALTOR, and how to best prepare for holding one.
Whether or not a public open house will be successful depends on a number of factors, including the market conditions, the property itself, location, the level of interest buyers will have, how well it’s marketed, and more.
An advantage of a public open house is that you can have a large number of buyers, with or without agents, walking in to see your home in a relatively short amount of time while you are out of the house for 2 – 3 hours.
The big question is how many of these are bonafide interested, and qualified, buyers. Some attending public open houses have no interest in your house, may not even be qualified to buy, or are in a different price range…many are “just looking.”
Do homes sell at open houses? Yes, sometimes, and perhaps it’s more likely in our busy sellers market when foot traffic has increased and buyers and their agents are out touring homes. The open house, if done, should just be one of many things your agent is doing to market your home.
You should ensure your house is “show ready” for any public open houses, just as you would for individual showings. Be sure to remove personal items and items of value (jewelry, small tech devices), as well as all documents that contain personal identity and account information (e.g., leases, bank account statements, credit card accounts).
Want to know more? Check out Home Selling Tips and Advice to view my YouTube Channel playlist of short videos on how to sell your home, then give me a call (760-840-1360) to find out what your house is worth in today’s market. We’ll also discuss marketing, and I’ll answer any questions you have.
If you are interested in other topics or have particular questions about selling your home, please let me know and I’ll be sure to add them to my video series. Better yet, just give me a call (760-840-1360) so we can talk about your specific situation.
If you are relocating after you sell, Relocation Tips and Advice and my Relocation blog will be a big help.
And check out How to Buy a Home for great video tips on buying your new home.
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