“Open House” to showcase your home to prospective buyers

After you have put your home on the market you need to show prospective buyers what a great place it is. The best way to do this is to hold an "open house".

Your realtor can handle this for you. He/She will let you know what you can do to prepare your home for showing (get rid of the "dust bunnies") and will do all the footwork: put up signs, show up early on Sunday morning. You don't need to do another thing except go out for a nice leisurely breakfast. And please do!

It's much more comfortable for everyone concerned if you don't stick around while your home that is up for sale is being viewed. Your realtor is skilled and adept at pointing out your home's best points. If the seller is there during the open house sometimes they can hamper this process. You don't really want to hear any negative comments about your home. Remember that everyone has different tastes and you know yourself that you made some changes when you bought the property!

So let your realtor do what they're trained to do - put your property in the best possible light and make suggestions to the prospective buyer how a few small changes would make this property just right for them!