{"id":14420,"date":"2024-11-29T08:44:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T16:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=14420"},"modified":"2024-12-02T08:34:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:34:11","slug":"buyer-how-to-find-open-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-how-to-find-open-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Ways to Find Open Houses, And Tips to Make the Most of Your Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-can-anyone-go-to-an-open-house\/\">Open houses<\/a> are one of the best ways to get a sense for whether a house is really going to fit your needs. A picture may speak a thousand words, but there\u2019s no substitute for walking through homes to get a real feel for the space. Even though open houses are great, they consume a lot of time, and you don\u2019t want to have to give up too many weekends to house-hunting. 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