Preparing for Showings and Open Houses!

After we listed, we decided to hold a Broker's Open House for any area agents who were interested in seeing the property. We also were notified of a showing within the first couple days of the house being listed. After the house had been on the market for a month or so, we decided to hold a public open house as well. Since we had the photos for the listing, I had kept the house show-ready (not an easy feat!). The day before any open houses or showings, I would go pick up a few bouquets of fresh flowers to set out. For the open houses, I would pick up food for refreshments as well.

Here are some photos I took before the open houses:








































We left about 15 minutes before each showing and/or open house and returned after the scheduled time for each. According to our agent, the Broker Open House went well-we had a few agents show up and they had nothing but positive things to say. They thought it was priced right and that it would sell quickly.

The showing also went well...the couple loved everything about it except the fact that it had stairs-they were looking for a single story. There was obviously not much we could do about that.

The public open house went well-everyone who attended told our agent that they loved it-all positive feedback.

After the public open house, we decided to drop the price by $20,000 since we had been on the market for a while.

We had two more showings (all positive feedback). One couple, yet again, decided they wanted a single story.

So we wait...


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