Home Selling: Step 3 - Open Houses - Showings by Appointment

During the first two weeks is when most of the buyers and agents will come to either a Sunday Open House, a brokers open on the Tuesday Tour or a private showing by appointment.

We are unique in that we always have myself in the property and Ye Gong at the door. In a condominium building this is key. See here what can happen (and in talks with buyers and agents, it happens more than you think) here when you only have one agent to show your property, let people in the building, make sure they get to your property, show them the common areas, etc. Even with two people we both stay busy at open houses.

During Sunday Open Houses Ye Gong will welcome people at the door, show them to the elevator/stairs and make sure that they know how to get to the property. Do not keep buyers waiting in front of the building while waiting for someone to open it for them. This is a great way to lose a potential buyer.

For the first Brokers Open on the Tuesday Tour, we make either homemade Shanghai-style wontons or have XO Cafe cater the Open House with their fantastic sandwiches. We do this as agents are very busy, and hardly have time for lunch. And since we want as many agents to see your property as possible, we bring lunch for them and we advertise this on the MLS so that they all see it and come over. Also, Ye Gong is at the Broker Open's opening the door for the agents and watching out for the DPT in case they have to park creatively.