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11 Open House Etiquette Rules Everyone Should Follow

Author: Mikey Rox / Source: Wise Bread

Shopping for a new home? Before you start pounding the pavement, you should know that open houses aren’t an excuse to show up whenever you want and act however you want. Brush up on the rules of open-house etiquette before you hit the first showing. Here are some of the big ones.

1. Be on time

If an open house is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m., don’t show up at 12:30 p.m. and barge right in. The sellers still may be preparing their property, and they’re entitled to that time. Arriving late isn’t acceptable, either. If the time is 1 to 4 p.m., respect it; if that doesn’t fit into your schedule, pursue other arrangements, like scheduling a private walk-through on another day.

“I have had a few occasions where I spent 30 minutes turning off the lights and locking things up, only to have a person stop their car while I was out picking up the open house signs several blocks away, asking if I will go back and let them in,” says John Austin, associate broker for Realtypath South Valley in Riverton, Utah. “Of course I always do, but that adds an additional hour or so to an already long day. If you are going to be late, please call the agent’s cellphone in advance to ask if they will stay late. They almost always will be glad to.”

2. Wipe your feet before walking in

It’s common courtesy to wipe your feet before entering someone’s home. If there’s inclement weather, you might even be polite enough to remove your wet shoes and leave them by the door. If this is an established rule of the homeowner — to remove shoes, that is, regardless of the weather — you either need to follow it or leave. Respect is key here. You wouldn’t want someone dragging mud, leaves, and other gunk through your nice clean house, so you should expect to extend that courtesy to others.

3. Register your name when you walk in

Signing in might seem like a way for a realtor to get your information (and it is), but it also serves a more important purpose: security.

“When we hold open houses for homes that are still furnished, we demand that guests sign in or they cannot preview the house,” explains Kevin Gunn, director of general brokerage at the real estate search engine Real Living. “We take every precaution to make sure valuables are locked up; however, the agent cannot be everywhere in the house at one time. So, please understand that signing in protects the owner of the property. Should something happen, we need a log of who was there.”

4. Let the host realtor know if you already have an agent

If you come to an open house alone, but you already have an agent, tell the agent at the open house that you are there to view it and already have representation. That way the agent will leave you alone to view the property while he or she spends time talking to buyers who are not already represented.

“In my open house events, I average 125 to 175 people through the five-hour period; that’s a lot of people to talk to and divide my time,” Austin says….

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