Open House Preparation - Hamptons Real Estate

In this video I discuss how to prepare your home for an open house. An agent in my office is coming with me in 2 weeks to host an open house. I have been sharing with them how to properly prepare for the open house. In my mind, open houses are more than just opening up the door and turning on the lights and hoping for buyers to show up. In order to have a successful open house, you need to market the open house weeks ahead of time. I spend marketing dollars and energy on marketing the open house on the Internet and to my existing sphere of influence.

Open houses attract a number of different people. You have people who are bored and are looking for an activity for the weekend, active buyers, and people that are nosy (generally neighbors). Depending on the property, I do certain things to stage the property. I open the window blinds, clear the clutter, put music on, put the fireplace on, etc. There have been times where I have made beds and even washed dishes. The point is you want to make the house as attractive as possible. You want to evoke all the senses in addition to just letting them experience the home with their vision (smell, touch, sound). Evoking the senses will evoke emotion or a memory and create the experience of the home. Depending on the home and the time of year, I will cater the open house. I create ideas around the home and it's location (Beach Home - Hire an ice cream truck).

A great app I use for open houses is AM Open Houses. I highly recommend to any real estate agent.


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David S. Barkstedt
David Barkstedt - Hamptons Luxury Real Estate
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