North Shore Home for Sale Open Home Tips

If you’re getting ready your North Shore home for sale and thinking on doing a private sale, you’ll likely be planning an open house to show it off to prospective buyers. The task of setting up for an open home and dealing with all the people can be daunting.

Here are some tips to make the most of the big day:

Advertise your North Shore Home for Sale By Owner

Put a notice in the North Shore Times under North Shore Home for sale by owner section to run the weekend of the open house. Update websites where you have your North Shore home for sale by owner advertised to note the time and date of your open house.

Post Signs!

If your buyers can’t find your home, they won’t be buying it. Post signs at busy intersections and in front of your home. Some neighborhoods have guidelines about posting signs; be sure to follow those rules. When your open house is over, be a good neighbor and collect and save your signs. You may need them if you decide to run another open house.

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You need signs like this to direct people, they really do make a difference!

Clean Up and Hide the Clutter

Show your North Shore home for sale at its tidiest.

Send Fluffy and Fido to a Friend’s House

Relocate all your family pets to a different location for the day of the open house. You don’t want prospective buyers’ allergies or fear of animals interfering with their enjoyment of your home.

Remove Extremely Personal Items

Put as many family photos and portraits out of sight as you can. The idea is for your potential buyers to imagine themselves living in your home. This is harder to do if grandma’s portrait is glaring at them from the mantlepiece.

Pass the Smell Test

If your home smells musty and dusty, potential homeowners will wonder why. Smells are also a key way to evoke emotional memories. Consider simmering cinnamon sticks to give your home that cozy, fresh-baked smell.

Use a Sign-In Sheet and Fliers

Ask visitors to fill out a sign-in sheet and give them a flier listing the highlights of your home. Include answers to common questions as well as your contact information.

Be Available, Be Polite, or – Best Option – Be Elsewhere

If you overhear snickering on the choice of wallpaper in the bathroom, keep in mind that your style isn’t everyone else’s taste. You are trying to sell your home, not argue the finer points of aesthetics. Answer questions if asked, but don’t hover, and do not volunteer information that puts you at a disadvantage in terms of negotiations (e.g. “We must sell in a month as we’re relocating to Australia”).

Good luck with your open house! If you’re considering hiring a North Shore real estate agent to get your home sold, I’d love to be interviewed for the job I have a proven success record selling North Shore Home’s for sale with my team having experience in over 250 North Shore sales. Give me a call at 021 85 84 83 or email me at Jason.yianakis@harcourts.co.nz to schedule an appointment or to get more information on how I can help.