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Sign into your accountOpen House Safety: 10 Tips for a Safe Open House
April 19 2012
As the spring real estate season kicks off, a successful sign of your recent marketing efforts is a well-attended open house. As important as it is to bring in a high volume of traffic and attract the right audience, it is equally as important to ensure the safety of your sellers, prospective buyers, and yourself during this period of high traffic. We compiled ten pointers to keep in mind as your weekends begin filling up with successful and safe open houses.
Safety Tips for Your Sellers & Prospective Buyers:
1.) Keep pets secured: Coordinate with your seller ahead of time to make sure that pets are not around during the open house. If this is not possible, work with your seller to make sure that his or her pet is comfortably secured, away from the traffic flow.
2.) Remove small/breakable items around the house: Request that your seller removes items that a prospective buyer could risk stepping on or tripping over, or that his or her child could possibly ingest.
3.) Create ambience...cautiously: While it is nice to add those warm touches, if you are lighting a candle, try using electric votives (even better, they are reusable!) to avoid a spill or fire. If you are looking to fill the house with the aroma of fresh baked cookies, turn the oven off prior to the arrival of prospective buyers.