Jeannie in NJ Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 our realtor had a open house for realtors. It was a lousy, rainy day and she had 30 realtors show up and there was quite a bit of interest but no bites yet. She asked if we want to have a regular open house. Has anyone ever sold their house from having an open house or do you just get neighbors and other looky loos that just want to see inside your house but have no real interest in buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I have sold three houses. None of the sales have been because of an open house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 our realtor had a open house for realtors. It was a lousy, rainy day and she had 30 realtors show up and there was quite a bit of interest but no bites yet. She asked if we want to have a regular open house. Has anyone ever sold their house from having an open house or do you just get neighbors and other looky loos that just want to see inside your house but have no real interest in buying. We are close to putting in an offer on a home we saw through an open house. I think we're fairly unique buyers, however, in that we've yet to find a realtor that can do a better job than us finding our ideal home. For us, realtors are simply there to turn the key, not locate a home. The open houses we've hosted for our homes have never led to an offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineW Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 We BOUGHT our current home after seeing it at an open house. We made an offer that night--we live in a weird housing market though your situation might be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 We bought a house because of an open house. We were looking at one house in the neighborhood with a realtor and figured we would walk in the open house up the street as we were already there. We wound up buying that one even though it never would have made my list on paper. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 We were close to putting in an offer on a house we found through an open house. We wanted to see it one more time before making an offer, but someone beat us to it, and we weren't interested in getting in a bidding war. We've sold one house, and that sale did not come from an open house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 so I guess I should have asked if anyone had bought a house from an open house lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 We did, but that was during the housing boom 9 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 No but we bought one from seeing it during an open house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Anne Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 We did. One open house one sale. There were 11 similar homes on the market in the area at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My parents did, but it was right before the market crashed. They had five offers from their open house and sold the house for $100k more than they were asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My husband and I bought our current house after walking through it as an open house (about 8 moths ago). I've never sold a house that way, but both of our previous sales have been relatively unusual transactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 our house sold because of an open house. They came to the OH, came back later in the day... and put a contract on it in 5 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I bought my first condo because I saw it at an open house. It was not on the list my realtor found for me but I told her "I want to get another look at THAT place" And I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I was just talking to a realtor in my neighborhood today. She just sold a house in the neighborhood for full asking price to buyers who attended an open house. She had a ton of traffic on Sunday and three offers by Monday. We're getting ready to put a house on the market and will definitely be hosting an open house before we list it with a realtor. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renmew Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I have heard from realtor friends that open houses are mainly for finding new clients, not as much for finding a buyer.... but, when I bought my house last year I went to many open houses each weekend and eventually chose from one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 In my area I've noticed the open houses in the 2 different neighborhoods I've lived have almost nobody show up. I've never seen an open house be anything but a flop. I'm amazed its different elsewhere. Good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflections Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Not me, but I know a realtor who had an open house on Christmas Eve who sold/wrote the contract at the open house and it closed two weeks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebacabunch Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I sold my first house to someone who came to our open house. It was right before the housing bubble burst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 No, but we never got to that point. Our realtor had the open house for the realtors, and w/ in a week we had a full offer. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Our Realtor said that she doesn't do open houses because it is mostly buyers that are not buying right then it is people are are feeling out the market and neighbors. I personally find houses I want to look at and go look at them. If there was an open house for it I would go to it but not having one wouldn't keep me from looking at a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GraciebytheBay Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 We had two offers within a day of our open house. Both were from people who had attended. This was in 2003, though, and we lived in a desirable neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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