Page 18 - Ultimate guide to selling you home on your own
P. 18

11. TWELVE OPEN HOME





      TIPS






          OK, so if you do decide to hold                        people as they walk in the door. (Or

          an open house, here are a few                          put them by the refreshments.)

          tips to help you…                                      Be safe:



        Remember back to the section on not                    Make sure you have more than one
        "over"-showing your home? In terms                       person home when you have an open

        of "showing" buyers the house, it's                      house. (Or any showings for that
        pretty much the same approach here:                      matter!)
                                                               Hide and secure all valuables.

       Give people their space and freedom                      (Including prescription drugs.)
        to walk around and look.                               Ask people to sign in as they enter.
       Don't hover, and don't oversell them.                    (This will also give you their contact

       Be available to answer questions, and                    information so you can follow up with
        be friendly of course. But let them talk                 them after the open house.)

        to you more than you talk to them.                     If you're really cautious, you might
                                                                 want to ask to see a copy of their

        Here are a few things you might want                     driver's license. (Do know that this
        to consider doing:                                       may come across as a bit much to ask,

       Make sure to have signs indicating                       but safety is important!)
        your house is "open." You may want to                  If you do ask for proof of identity,
        have signs all around town directing                     make sure to ask every single person

        people to your house.                                    for the same info and insist upon it. If
       You can advertise in local papers, but                   you do not, someone could claim that

        that might be a waste of money. But                      you were discriminatory or profiling
        do make sure you indicate that you're                    them.

        having an open house on any online
        sites your house appears on.

           Perhaps have some refreshments                    .
             available in the kitchen.
           Have flyers or brochures of the house

             available, and hand them to the


                                                                                                             18
   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23