Testing My Real Estate Theory - Brokers Open

Well, the day came for our to be put on the market.  We had the cleaning crew come early, the stager scurrying around to make the house look absolutely perfect and I was busy trying to get myself ready and the kids out the door.  I had one of my favorite mortgage brokers, Bill Nickerson with Mortgage Network, cater the broker open house to attract more brokers (who doesn't want a free lunch?).  The chaos settled for a brief minute and then the brokers started to show up.  For anyone who doesn't understand the need for a Broker Open house, it gives agents the ability to preview houses for their potential buyers.  Even if they don't have buyers for that particular Boston house, it helps brokers to get into as many houses as possible so we'll be able to compare properties properties for future Boston area homes we may have coming on the market.  About 50+ brokers, a very impressive outcome, tromped in and out of my house with wonderful feedback.

Mike and I worked very hard to get the house ready for the market.  We put several thousand dollars in, just to make it more saleable.  All our hard work was paying off with every positive piece of feedback we received.  We had several showings that day.  Our kids were sick with an ear infection and bad colds, so we didn't show our house on Friday (the following day).  We needed a day when I could concentrate on them and make sure they were feeling comfortable in this newly configured home.  I usually would not recommend closing down your house for showings, but when it comes to sick kids, there is no choice.

Saturday, we had roughly 10 showings and an open house scheduled... Come back to see if my theory comes to life...