On Sunday, I hosted an open house in Flourtown, PA. It's a cute bungalow style home in a convenient location to town and commuting. I suspect it will sell quickly!
One of the reasons Realtors have open houses is to expose the home to "looky loo" buyers. These buyers may not be looking to buy a home today, but they may have seen the home online and are curious enough to see it in person. Or maybe they aren't very familiar with the area and want to understand the home styles and pricing. This is what I call- home buying homework.
Yesterday at my open house, I spoke to a young couple doing just this. They live in Philadelphia and want to move to the suburbs, but they don't want to feel like they live in the "burbs." So they have been going out to open houses in various towns to drive around the area and see properties. Exactly what they should be doing!
Whenever I have a client that isn't sure where they want to live, but know what they want (i.e. price, style, size), I always recommend going out to open houses in different towns. Spend a Sunday driving around, seeing homes (in person or drive by) and even go to a restaurant or two. This should give you a good sense of the area and neighbors.
As a buyer, you need to do your due diligence to find out if one particular area will satisfy your needs.
As a Realtor, from the criteria you convey to us we can help find the home that fits your home criteria and guide you to areas that potentially fit your needs. On paper, what we find can fit your needs, but a home is very personal so you need to feel that it's the right place. It's essential for you to doing a little homework on the neighborhood, schools, Megan's law, etc as well.
**While you're driving around and come across a home for sale- wouldn't it be nice to have an easy app to open to get price, pictures and details?? There are a ton of real estate apps out there, but honestly I just downloaded the Keller Williams app and it's SUPER easy to navigate and use. It's my go to app now (and it's not because I'm a KW agents, its honestly the best)
Download yours today!
app.kw.com
One of the reasons Realtors have open houses is to expose the home to "looky loo" buyers. These buyers may not be looking to buy a home today, but they may have seen the home online and are curious enough to see it in person. Or maybe they aren't very familiar with the area and want to understand the home styles and pricing. This is what I call- home buying homework.
Yesterday at my open house, I spoke to a young couple doing just this. They live in Philadelphia and want to move to the suburbs, but they don't want to feel like they live in the "burbs." So they have been going out to open houses in various towns to drive around the area and see properties. Exactly what they should be doing!
Whenever I have a client that isn't sure where they want to live, but know what they want (i.e. price, style, size), I always recommend going out to open houses in different towns. Spend a Sunday driving around, seeing homes (in person or drive by) and even go to a restaurant or two. This should give you a good sense of the area and neighbors.
As a buyer, you need to do your due diligence to find out if one particular area will satisfy your needs.
As a Realtor, from the criteria you convey to us we can help find the home that fits your home criteria and guide you to areas that potentially fit your needs. On paper, what we find can fit your needs, but a home is very personal so you need to feel that it's the right place. It's essential for you to doing a little homework on the neighborhood, schools, Megan's law, etc as well.
**While you're driving around and come across a home for sale- wouldn't it be nice to have an easy app to open to get price, pictures and details?? There are a ton of real estate apps out there, but honestly I just downloaded the Keller Williams app and it's SUPER easy to navigate and use. It's my go to app now (and it's not because I'm a KW agents, its honestly the best)
Download yours today!
app.kw.com
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