Last week, we had one very interested party look at our house. He had flown in from CA to look at houses here due to a job transfer. I overheard him say to the realtor that this was the only house he could really see himself living in. Yesterday his wife flew out to look at our house and some others. Their agent told me, “I wish all houses showed as good as yours – it would make my job a lot easier. You should write a book.” 
I couldn’t read the wife’s reaction to the house. She clearly was jet lagged, exhausted and harried. She was catching a flight back from Baltimore to California in a few hours.
The good news about this couple is they HAVE to buy a house ASAP. It is their first house so no contingencies about selling their current house. They have a mortgage broker in their immediate family so getting a loan might be less problematic if the broker really knows the ropes. Now it’s “wait and see”.
Of course, I am not depending on this, so I continued my marketing this week and had another open house.
- I did my daily walk and distributed 50 fliers each day to neighbors.
- I added notice of the open house to my MLS listing.
- I posted on Craigslist as often as allowed.
- I put up handmade bandit signs around a nearby elementary school (lots of daily traffic there). If these moms
lived in MY house, their kids could safely walk to school. What a benefit! - I posted professional “open house” signs at 4 busy intersections near my house and of course, in my front yard.
- I kept my flyer box full!
We had 23 parties attend the open house yesterday. I was very pleased with that. One man stayed an hour and really couldn’t tear himself away. He said, “I’ve been looking over and over for a flaw in this house and I’ve yet to find one.” He also comment he was going to tell a friend of his about this house because, as he said, “Even if I can’t buy this house, I want SOMEBODY I know to buy it so I can at least visit it!” However, people that LOVE your house and can or will get a loan are two different stories. You also have to be prepared for people who don’t love your house and not take it personally!
This morning I sent a thank you email to all who signed in and left me their email address and filled my flyer box.
And now it’s back to work!
