Open Houses
Open houses are when sellers allow their REALTOR to hold their home open for a few hours for buyers to preview. Open houses are a great way to get familiar with a certain style home in a community. The seller typically is not present as the agent in the house is representing the seller and the seller's interest only.
How do I find Open Houses?
While there are a variety of sites that may provide information, the best site to visit is open house list forBaltimore County. This site is refreshed daily with a direct feed link to the REALTOR multiple listing service. This site also has the open houses schedules for ALL the brokerages in Maryland. Here you can look for open houses, other homes for sale not open, save properties and even set email listing alerts to be notified immediately when new listings hit the market. Map view
Do I need representation?
While buyer representation is not required to view open houses, it is a good idea to meet with a REALTORrepresenting your interests before beginning the home buying process. It's also a good idea to get approved as well. This way as a buyer you don't waste your valuable time either looking at homes outside of your budget.
What if there is a house I want to see that isn't open?
Not all houses for sale will be held open. In fact most are not. As we are in a market where homes are selling very quickly many homes aren't on the market long enough to have an open house. Contact your REALTOR to schedule a private viewing of the property. You and your agent can walk through the property privately and share your thoughts on the home.
What's next?
Search for homes, open houses, community reports and more at www.HeleneSellsHomes.com.
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