Thursday, June 2, 2016
Open Houses
Open houses are open to the public for anyone who is interested to come in and have a tour of the house. Most are scheduled on the weekends for roughly 2 hours. During open houses the realtor who listed the house is always the one to host the event and show individuals around and provide facts about the home. The home owners/sellers are never present. When you list your house with a realtor you let them handle all the showings and paperwork while the sellers stay completely on the back burner. It works best that way. Realtors will always keep a record of how many families/individuals attend the open house to determine whether it was worth the time and effort put in to it. Open houses are often advertised in the local newspaper, websites, flyers and directional signs stating there will be an open house.
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My husband and I have attended a few open houses, and they were pretty good. I am always nervous attending an open house because I am scared that the real estate agent is going to be pushy or forceful in regards to advertising the house to us. It is important to be available to answer questions for the people viewing the house but it is also important to have the ability to blend into the background so that the families don't feel pressured. I am automatically disinterested in a home when I feel pressured or forced regarding the house! So far, my husband and I have been lucky to only have dealt with real estate agents who have respected our space.
ReplyDelete9 times out of 10 that will be the case. Realestate agents aren't pushy like car salesmen. You have to love the house you're buying. Im glad you have had good experiences!
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