Do Open Houses Work? They Did Yesterday, I Think!
(Open Houses Going On In Clayton And Garner Today.) This was the title of my post yesterday that I did not have time to finish ...So, an update.
We held two Open Houses yesterday Saturday 23rd January the first was at 114 Kirkland Court in the Wyndfall Subdivision in Clayton. This three bedroom two bath ranch is listed at $149,900. It sits on about an acre of lovely trees and grass with the entire back yard fenced with privacy shadow-box fence. There is a shed, rain barrels,and a great play house for the kids.
Bob Peretic hosted the event and as I was leaving to show houses a couple pulled up. They looked at Bob and said "you look nothing like your picture". It turns out they live in Wyndfall (my neighborhood) and have been getting all my post cards about open houses, just listed etc and are now thinking of putting their home on the market and wanted to meet the neighborhood Realtor!
So hopefully I will be able to help them and if we get the listing I will co-list with Bob who just started in Real Estate.
Now I live in this neighborhood and have been selling in here for three years, but the owner of the house Bob was in, I met at another open house in the neighborhood.
The second Open House was at 100 Stonecutter Court in The Woodlands Subdivision in Garner and this was held by Jerome Robinson, who lives in the neighborhood. This is a great three bed two bath home that has been updated with new paint carpets, and is move in ready. It is listed at $127,000 and is literally minutes from downtown Raleigh. He is holding another Open House there today from 2-5pm.
So I have not heard how yesterday went....but, the house has been on the market for two months with no showings and this weekend two showings, coincidence, I don't think so. I firmly believe that you must generate activity around your listings.
I will keep you posted.
