I recently came across your blog and i have been reading alone. I thought I would my leave comments for this post but I’m getting confused about what to write exactly that I have enjoyed reading. Simply nice blog awesome..

That's too bad that your open house did not go as well as you had hoped. The retirement home open house sounds like a good idea!

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So this what an open house is!

I have to admit that these are things that I'm just coming in terms with.

Well in my places these words would all sound new!

What do you think about doing an "open house" at the retirement center? You know... where all the older people go and play games and cook together? Older folks are often thinking about moving to a smaller "more manageable" place... whether they know it or not.

That is an ingenius idea as there are always people going to the banks on Saturdays. I have never heard of this before but it really does seem like a perfect match having a lender and realtor team up since they need each other.

*Richs last blog post..Gorgeous new homes</abbr>

Interesting idea. I would love to see a follow-up post after you do this again.

Yes, You are writing about truth. Many people were thinking about that and its very good to find here a good answer.

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I am sorry to hear that your event wasn't as successful as you had hoped. I still like this idea and especially John Wake's suggestion above. How can you loose when you combine a high traffic location with information potential clients are in need of? I'd love to hear how the next one goes.

Neat concept!

Maybe you need an offer in addition to better promotion. What is something that serious home buyers or sellers would need that you can provide? Walk-in CMA's? A free real estate book? A drawing for $X off origination fees? A free class on how to do your own CMA online? Get qualified for free? Something that would interest serious prospects but not cost too much.

That is a wonderful idea! Going straight to the customer. Some people may go to the bank for a mortgage with a home already in mind, but I bet you will capture the attention of many people still looking for a home. Good luck -- I'm interested to hear how that goes!

Traffic to the open house was not good. I didn't promote it well before the fact, and maybe the bank could have done a better job. We're going to try again on a different day. The bank gets more "foot traffic" on Friday afternoons, and at the end of the month, so those are possibilities. We're also thinking about different locations as well.

Not a waste of time at all though as I got to learn about some of the different loan programs this bank offers as as well as meet a bunch of cool bank employees.

I'm a big fan of experimenting as well Jay, wish you good luck on your new idea and please try to keep us updated.

That's an awesome idea - completely out of the box and there's so much potential. I'm interested in hearing how everything went.

Sounds like a good idea, how did it go?

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First I want to say that I really like your idea here Jay. However, I want to stick up for open houses a bit yet, not entirely. I agree that the traditional open house where one just sits on their duff in one house and waits for someone to show up is almost a waste of time. Now I am a big fan of doing open house tours. I started doing this in when I worked as an agent in Washington state and it worked very well for both the real estate professionals involved and for the home owners. We started out from our office where we cooked up some barbaque and then toured 6-8 homes with in a mile or less of one another. The concept started out very slow at first but began to pick up steam as we did it the same third sunday of every month. Over the last year I worked in Washington it became very popular and we started selling a number of homes right off tour. Now don't get me wrong it was a lot of work and needed several people to pull off, however, it was very valuable and should be considered.

*Jamess last blog post..Why AIG did what they did.</abbr>

Open houses, generally, do not benefit the seller. Great idea. Good job getting out of the box.

Aloha,

Keahi

*Keahi Pelayos last blog post..VA Loan Limits In Honolulu Real Estate!</abbr>

Jay - best of luck with your open house, just curious, did you approach the bank with the idea? And looking forward to reading in a future blog how it went.

*Tina Fountains last blog post..Cobb County Luxury Real Estate</abbr>

Great idea, Jay! I'm always impressed by people who are trying new marketing ideas. This open house sounds intriguing. Good luck!

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I recently came across your blog and i have been reading alone. I thought I would my leave comments for this post but Iu00e2u0080u0099m getting confused about what to write exactly that I have enjoyed reading. Simply nice blog awesome..

Hey thats some smart thinking right there... Business innovation in action... How did it work out though?

Hey thats some smart thinking right there... Business innovation in action... How did it work out though?

That's too bad that your open house did not go as well as you had hoped. The retirement home open house sounds like a good idea!

*Kaitlyns last blog post..The big bailout has failed!</abbr>

So this what an open house is!

I have to admit that these are things that I'm just coming in terms with.

Well in my places these words would all sound new!

What do you think about doing an "open house" at the retirement center? You know... where all the older people go and play games and cook together? Older folks are often thinking about moving to a smaller "more manageable" place... whether they know it or not.

This is a refreshing idea and I think this can be of good potential in the market. I think you can make it big for sure.

That is an ingenius idea as there are always people going to the banks on Saturdays. I have never heard of this before but it really does seem like a perfect match having a lender and realtor team up since they need each other.

*Richs last blog post..Gorgeous new homes</abbr>

Interesting idea. I would love to see a follow-up post after you do this again.

Yes, You are writing about truth. Many people were thinking about that and its very good to find here a good answer.

*Deniss last blog post..Real Estate Post Card Marketing</abbr>

I am sorry to hear that your event wasn't as successful as you had hoped. I still like this idea and especially John Wake's suggestion above. How can you loose when you combine a high traffic location with information potential clients are in need of? I'd love to hear how the next one goes.

Neat concept!

Maybe you need an offer in addition to better promotion. What is something that serious home buyers or sellers would need that you can provide? Walk-in CMA's? A free real estate book? A drawing for $X off origination fees? A free class on how to do your own CMA online? Get qualified for free? Something that would interest serious prospects but not cost too much.

That is a wonderful idea! Going straight to the customer. Some people may go to the bank for a mortgage with a home already in mind, but I bet you will capture the attention of many people still looking for a home. Good luck -- I'm interested to hear how that goes!

Traffic to the open house was not good. I didn't promote it well before the fact, and maybe the bank could have done a better job. We're going to try again on a different day. The bank gets more "foot traffic" on Friday afternoons, and at the end of the month, so those are possibilities. We're also thinking about different locations as well.

Not a waste of time at all though as I got to learn about some of the different loan programs this bank offers as as well as meet a bunch of cool bank employees.

I'm a big fan of experimenting as well Jay, wish you good luck on your new idea and please try to keep us updated.

That's an awesome idea - completely out of the box and there's so much potential. I'm interested in hearing how everything went.

Sounds like a good idea, how did it go?

*Jerry Logginss last blog post..Another earthquake in China</abbr>

First I want to say that I really like your idea here Jay. However, I want to stick up for open houses a bit yet, not entirely. I agree that the traditional open house where one just sits on their duff in one house and waits for someone to show up is almost a waste of time. Now I am a big fan of doing open house tours. I started doing this in when I worked as an agent in Washington state and it worked very well for both the real estate professionals involved and for the home owners. We started out from our office where we cooked up some barbaque and then toured 6-8 homes with in a mile or less of one another. The concept started out very slow at first but began to pick up steam as we did it the same third sunday of every month. Over the last year I worked in Washington it became very popular and we started selling a number of homes right off tour. Now don't get me wrong it was a lot of work and needed several people to pull off, however, it was very valuable and should be considered.

*Jamess last blog post..Why AIG did what they did.</abbr>

Open houses, generally, do not benefit the seller. Great idea. Good job getting out of the box.

Aloha,

Keahi

*Keahi Pelayos last blog post..VA Loan Limits In Honolulu Real Estate!</abbr>

Jay - best of luck with your open house, just curious, did you approach the bank with the idea? And looking forward to reading in a future blog how it went.

*Tina Fountains last blog post..Cobb County Luxury Real Estate</abbr>

Great idea, Jay! I'm always impressed by people who are trying new marketing ideas. This open house sounds intriguing. Good luck!

*Andrew Flusches last blog post..Having a Patent Doesnu00e2u0080u0099t Matter!</abbr>