The Five People You Meet At Your Open House

An open house is the standard when it comes to real estate showings. (An open house can be organized by the listing agent, or by the owner him/herself in the case of a for sale by owner house.) An open house means that anybody interested in the property can come on down if they know of the showing through either a print ad or an online ad.

Still, not every individual who stops by is actually a potential purchaser, which is something that any skilled buyer agent will notice. In fact, you could even say there are 5 kinds of people who stop by such a showing:

The Actual Buyer

This is a person who is actively involved in the home-purchasing process. Either way you cut it, this type of individual is either testing out the real estate market or his heavily committed to taking action sometime down the road. If you are selling your property, this is the person with whom you want to connect the most.

The Close-by Neighbor

This neighbor is not at all interested in buying up your property. In fact, a better term for this person might even be the nosy neighbor. This individual is only going to show up at your showing for his own ulterior motives. This could involve comparing your property to his, seeing how much privacy he has from your backyard view, and even seeing what kind of a person you are!

Agents Investigating the Showing for their Clients!

It is a known fact in the real estate world that some agents actually scope out properties for their own clients. A lot of agents do this, and, for the most part, they can be decent and polite while essentially acting as a spy of sorts for their clients! Occasionally, there are even rude agents who will say misleading things about a property while loudly 'talking to their clients' on the phone!

Agent who lost the Listing

Notice a guy or gal at your showing with a weird-looking disguise? This is that agent with whom you previously spoke about listing your property, but who lost the listing when you chose some other agent to do it! It is not uncommon for such an agent to come by and see if you took any of his or her suggestions during your showing.

A Prior Owner

Sometimes, a previous owner of your property that you are now selling is going to pop up when you hold your showing. This can be a decent time for you to reminisce with said owner about their own experiences and memories in your home. Of course, such a seller is not going to want to buy your home, though!