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Open House - Be The Best
If you have your home listed with a real estate agent you will probably want to hold several open houses so people can view your home. You only get one shot at each potential buyer that looks at your home so you certainly want to do it right.
Make sure you have advertised the open house in all the local papers and that you have plenty of open house signs and flags set up through out the neighborhood. You may need permission for the placement of some of your signs so do your homework before the day of the event. It's a sad thing to go to the bother of an open house and have no one show up. Sign placement is very important.
On the day of your open house additional details can make a difference: Turn on lights in every room and open blinds to let in as much light as possible. Have quiet background music playing. Light the fireplace if you have one. Park the cars away from your house, not in the garage. Water the lawn front and back just prior to the open house starting. Keep pets secure and out of sight. Bake a batch of cookies during an open house or boil water with a few sticks of vinilla.
Put a guest register set out in the entry and have every potential buyer and/or warm body that comes through the door fill it out. Including the nosey neighbors. You need this information. It is a good idea to call each one later to get feed back, inquire about their intentions, or to call them back in the future when you have lowered your price. Just kidding. However, that is not a bad idea if you do change the terms.
When your guests sign the register you should at that time give them the flyers for your home. This is critical. You must have two flyers. One quality flyer about your home and it should have pictures. The other flyer should contain financing options. You can actually have both on one sheet by using the front and back. You must have both and here is why.
Home flyer. When people shop for a home by viewing open houses on a Saturday or by traveling with a real estate agent, after the third home, they get details confused between the homes they have viewed. It is a fact. That is why you need a quality home flyer and it should have pictures of both the inside and outside.
Your Financing flyer is equally important. Folks wanting to buy a home are mainly interested in two things; how much their payments will be, and how much cash they need to put down. If you are a FSBO you probably don't have a clue and if you have a real estate agent I guarantee they don't know squat about financing. You can get free help from a mortgage broker. Most Brokers have free FSBO programs and will actually create both flyers for you.
There is just one more minor, small issue you should consider. It doesn't happen everyday but it does happen. Be aware of thieves and crazy people. Keep your valuables put away and keep them out of sight. Even better, keep them at a friend or family member's home. I know people that even take down pictures of their children. In addition to your neighbors, ... you are inviting strangers into your home. Be alert and cautious.
Having an open house can be scary and it is a lot of work. But, it can be productive so just roll up your sleeves and do it. Do it right and enjoy.
Article Source: OrganizingWeb.net
About the Author
Connie Sanders knows that if you are selling your home yourself even little things can be a challenge. That is why she owns a For Sale By Owner web site that is free for the home owner. Connie also offers free consultation so contact her on the site. http://www.fsbobasics.com This and other unique content 'for sale by owner' articles are available with free reprint rights.
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