Are you open?

Busy weekend for real estate. Lots of open houses this weekend and lots of people out looking. Open houses are a great way to find out what's out there but it's really a good way to find a home. I do open houses all the time and I've only sold two houses from an open house. Most Realtors will tell you that open houses are to get more clients. I've gotten several new clients from open houses. In fact I got a new client from one of the first open houses I did (this was for another agent) and I've handled two sales for them in the last two years. The Washington Post had an interesting article about open houses. Here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/12/AR2006051200859.html

BTW, if you like to go to open houses and you want o know what's open on the weekends, send me an email and I'll send you the list so you don't have to wait on the paper for the list. Busy week ahead so I must get to it. Enjoy the rest of your day