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BROKER'S OPEN HOUSES--TO ATTEND OR NOT TO ATTEND?

Here in Cleveland Ohio agents are afforded the opportunity to see a great many homes in their market area every Tuesday by attending a broker's open house. The listing agent will hold it open anywhere from 10-2 and often serves a snack or light lunch.

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This is meant to be  a means of exposure for the seller, and a by product is an education on market conditions, and pricing for the agents who come to preview the property. This is so much more than going to lunch.  Every house I see is another one in my arsenal.  How many times have you been dead on with your price on a listing appointment because you had seen so many homes in the area? How many times have you thought a list agent was wrong about the price because you had seen so many homes in the area? Of course we can 't look at them all because that's unrealistic, but we can look at the ones for which we may have a buyer or for which we may have a competing listing down the road. The idea is to see enough so that you get a good feel for the neighborhood.

THIS CAN BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOMES IN WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE OR WOULD LIKE TO BE YOUR MARKET AREA

For me it's a valuable tool. What do you think?

When a seller asks you "Have you seen the other 4 homes for sale on my street?" what will your answer be?

 

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If you would like to buy or sell a home in the southern communities of Cleveland Ohio, please call me at 440-263-7496, or you may want to visit my website for more specific information on the communities I service: Brecksville Ohio Real Estate, Broadview Heights Ohio Real Estate, North Royalton Ohio Real Estate Independence Ohio Real Estate, Seven Hills Ohio Real Estate, Parma Ohio Real EstateParma Heights Ohio Real Estate and Middleburg Heights Ohio Real Estate.  Information is obtained from Neohrex (Northeast Ohio Real Estate Exchange) and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Properties subject to prior sale, rental, or other status changes. All properties that are advertised as being listed or sold by Barb Szabo are in conjuntion with ReMax Trinity.

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