{"id":4864,"date":"2024-11-30T02:21:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T10:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:22:18","slug":"how-to-do-an-open-house-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-to-do-an-open-house-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Selling Agents Explain How to Do an Open House Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strangers tracking in dirt, peeking in your cabinets, spilling wine on your new sofa. Is this an open house<\/a> or the start of a bad horror movie?<\/p>\n

The hype around open houses might lead you to believe you have to host one of these events to sell your house. In special cases, an open house<\/a> can bring the perfect buyer to the table, or drum up enough interest in your home to spark a bidding war<\/a>. The trick is \u2014 you have to do the open house right so that your home sells faster and for more money, rather than being a total waste of time and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Step one: Talk to an expert!<\/h3>\n

Selling your house soon? Connect with a top agent near you to get an expert opinion on how much your house will sell for, what to fix before listing, and the latest local housing market trends.<\/p>\n \n

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With the help of top real estate professionals who have hosted hundreds of these marketing events before, we\u2019ve boiled it down to these essential tips to pull off a stellar open house that will have buyers pouring in and making offers.<\/p>\n

<\/div>Who Should Host An Open House?<\/h2>\n

How do you know if you should host an open house in the first place?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An open house can bring the perfect buyer to the table, or spark a bidding war. The trick is\u2014you have to do the open house right, or you\u2019ll waste your time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":9538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321,244],"tags":[491],"class_list":["post-4864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attract-buyers","category-open-houses","tag-basics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Do an Open House Right: Great Tips from Top Agents<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An open house can bring the perfect buyer to the table, or spark a bidding war. 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