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For a public OH, I provide no food nor drink. Visitors are visiting to size up the house, not for a snack. I do not want to be responsible for cleaning up spills and crumbs.
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Clay R. Seay
Saint Augustine, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Margaret Goss
Winnetka, IL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,718,058
Broker Open = Beer and Wine
Public Open = Non-alcoholic only.
Bottled water, soft drinks, coffee, tea.
Broker Open = catered lunch from a sandwich shop.
Public Open = finger foods, cookies, nothing that requires a fork or a spoon.
"Brand" everything... the labels on the bottled water, the napkins, the cups, and the plastic glassware.
If you serve food, you will need a restroom(s) or at the very least a sink for people to wash their hands. Designate one, have paper towels and a soap dispenser.
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Don Baker
Eatonton, GA
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Clay R. Seay
Saint Augustine, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,113,198
Broker's open or to the public open?
I think the metric would be different for each.
I'm not going or holding one, either way. LOL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
2,872,647
Imagine eating while shopping at your favorite retail store. Perhaps eating before or after shopping would flow better certainly free up your hands at the very least and help you focus more. So it is today with food at opens. NO food or drink, in the house! What's the focus? Qualified Buyers! Let me say this: If I got a very interested party to purchase, I would take them out to lunch/dinner and seal the deal.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Richard Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
537,814
Debe,
Having cold bottle water and a snack would be what I expect if I attended one.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,875,168
Nothing at all. Never wanted to mess up the sellers house.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
195,789
I don't expect any food or drink. I just expect a courteous agent who is helpful, but not overbearing, someone who can answer my questions, etc.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
1,278,281
The only time I had cookies, brownies, & liquid turned out to be a horror show with food all over the place and ground into the floor. Never again...lol
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
2,562,761
I always had Coffee on Debe Maxwell, CRS as well as bottled water. I also had a bowl of candy but avoided snacks that would leave crumbs on the carpet. If I did have a meat and cheese tray I insisted they eat it in the kitchen.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,691,588
It's been years since we had any food at an open house. More likely here in PHX we'd give out ice cold water in the summer time due to high temps.
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Clay R. Seay
Saint Augustine, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
685,002
I usually have a plate of cookies (fresh baked) along with coffee and bottled water. I rarely hold an Open House these days, but when I do I will always have "something" for those venturing inside! If it a great conversation starter and a chance to chit chat as they partake.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,546,324
Open houses for the public: Nothing. Nothing provided and nothing expected.
Broker's Opens: Food is expected by the community of agents so it is provided. Either snack food, sandwiches, or something easy. Many come just for the food. It's a waste of time and money, but it gets people through the door and you never know if they get a buyer the next day who may be interested in the house.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
424,993
Smiles and information for public open house.
Pool party for broker open??? LOL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,304,303
Haven't done an open house in years but during the warmer months, bottled water. Cooler months, nothing.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,447,691
I do not expect to be fed while touring an open house Debe Maxwell, CRS unless my only purpose for being there was to have something to eat and drink.
I've seen the havoc and mess created. Especially with kids who seem to have been trained to know, run to the kitchen for the food, then run all around the house and leave crumbs everywhere. Don't worry, the agent will clean it up.
Back in the day when I did open houses, I did provide ice-cold bottles of water and a tray of snacks, such as sealed bags of assorted chips, cookies, and crackers that were sealed from the factory. Everyone was told, that if you so desire, please take one to enjoy as you leave. You may help yourself to a napkin as well.
At an open house, I expect a courteous and professional real estate agent armed with the answers to my questions.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
5,389,961
I don't do public open houses. My experience is that people really don't partake when there is food. Broker open house... you probably couldn't get brokers out without food. :) But I don't do those either. It's been a long time since I need an open house to help sell a home.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
5,292,181
I have bottle water and cookie homemade with recipe cards for them with my information on them.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,667,113
I only provide personal labeled bottled water in the summer months. It can get hot where I live, and with the sports bottle cap, I'm hoping they reuse it, and of course my phone number and website are on there.
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Nancy Frimann
Gilroy, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
5,559,806
Once upon a time many years ago I served food at broker opens! Those who came were in need of food because they were not productive. It was a show for the seller. Gave it up and concentrated on selling homes.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
6,767,769
Water bottles or nothing.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,119,429
I haven't done an open house in years but never had food at a public OH. I wanted the people to focus their attention on the property, not the food. A cold bottle of water was always offered and, depending on the price point of the property, I sometimes made little gift bags with snacks inside that they could take with them when they left.
My most popular item at a public OH was individual microwave bags of popcorn. I printed labels with my contact info and put them on the bags with a note "Thanks for popping in".
I haven't done a broker open in ages but food is a must. I like to serve pizza with different toppings cut in small squares so easy to eat, mini sub sandwiches or wraps cut in slices, some type of finger food for dessert and assorted beverages (most broker opens I did were at lunch so that was a good menu).
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
796,639
I don't think food or drink entice people to go to an Open House. I like to see water at an Open House most of all.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
426,567
Depends. Sometimes in summer we do water. If it's a lake house occasionally some food outside. In winter when people are generally mostly inside occupied homes don't have snacks... just water. We do more for broker's opens.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
944,471
I don't personally host a lot of open houses. When I did I usually only provided water. Eons ago I may have provided a hot beverage but the last thing I want is someone spilling something sticky in my clients house.
Now, I have provided other beverages at brokers opens.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
2,302,274
Oh we hold them all right. Open houses day and night in the comfort of wherever your buyer happens to be. They snack on cheese doodles and sipping piping hot pumpkin spice latte, Colt 45 or whatever lubrication on their end of the signal. Everyone stay where they are, we deliver.
Full motion videos save everyone time, get more eyeballs and eardrums into what's listed for sale. No crumbs to clean up, no clogged over flowing toilets, no grease or mud tracked and ground into the Persian rugs.
Brokers, agents piggyback the on demand open house available round the clock. They too help promote the videos they don't do but you do.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
929,885
For public OH's, I do just the minimum - some water and a bowl of candy and/or cookies, that's it. We've had some really elaborate broker open houses, sometimes "progressive" - going from appetizers to main dishes to desserts in different homes; all gourmet food.