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Westin Hudnall
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First Open House (days after receiving my license)- Help ! :)

Westin Hudnall
  • Investor and Real Estate Agent
  • Maize, KS
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Good evening everyone !

I received my real estate license today and was given my first open house by another realtor in our firm to be held Sunday ; 2 days from now.

It also happens to be a 5000 sq ft $400,000 property which is upper end for the Midwest.

Need advice on what to do to host the open house and to help market myself at the open house ?

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Brett Synicky
  • Solo 401k and SDIRA Consultant
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Brett Synicky
  • Solo 401k and SDIRA Consultant
  • Orange, CA
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Hi @Westin Hudnall

-Be sure you know all the homes for sale in the nearby area, even print them out in case you need to pull one out for a potential buyer.  1% or less of the people that are serious shoppers end up buying a home they saw at an open house.  

-Be able to articulate what sets you (and your company) apart from other agents.  Developing a nice usp will certainly help this, you can even have certificates printed out.  Something like "I guarantee to save you $5000 off list price, or I'll pay you $1000 cash" or whatever would work in your market.  

-Bring your ipad or android tablet and download the open house app, so you can capture leads easily without having to write stuff down.  

-Knock on the surrounding neighbors doors, hand them a flyer and tell them you're doing an open house at 123 main st and if they see anything suspicious to please call the police. 

-Ask a lender to sit in with you, not only for the camaraderie but they can help pass out flyers to the neighborhood as well.  A good one will even print them for you.  

Good luck! 

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