When you visit an open house...

[Anonymous]

Please leave all the lights on and doors open instead of turning off the lights and closing doors after you visit each room.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Who closes the doors and messes with the lights anyway?

[Anonymous]

A lot of people, apparently.

[Anonymous]

Huh? Is this a PSA?

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they really like the house and want to dissuade others?
Your open house realtor should be able to monitor that... unless she is schmoozing for more clients... "Oh, welcome. Have you listed your house yet, consider me!!"

[Anonymous]

It's probably just a habit to turn off lights before exiting a room. I'm sure they are not doing it to purposely annoy you.

[Anonymous]

I did an open house today, and I wish the only thing people did was turn off lights. How about asking before you use the bathroom and then leave the toilet seat up and a towel thrown in the sink or change your baby's diaper in the rec room and leave the smelly old diaper in the basement laundry room trash can. Don't even get me started on controlling your children.

Yes this is a PSA from a PISSED agent.

[Anonymous]

ITA regarding the children. It is not your house, after all.

What I don't like is when you are selling a home and the agent insists on an open house even though you don't really need one.

We all know the purpose of open houses is for the agent to drum up business.

[Anonymous]

FWIW we found our current house through an open house (we had an agent who was great at helping get our offer together/accepted but just didn't seem to understand how important walkability was to us, so we checked the paper on on our for houses).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did an open house today, and I wish the only thing people did was turn off lights. How about asking before you use the bathroom and then leave the toilet seat up and a towel thrown in the sink or change your baby's diaper in the rec room and leave the smelly old diaper in the basement laundry room trash can. Don't even get me started on controlling your children.

Yes this is a PSA from a PISSED agent.

Calm the F down. I think you might be in the wrong profession. If you are selling in family neighborhood, people are going to bring kids to the open house. if you don't want that, don't have one. God forbid you should do any actual work to earn your 6%.

[Anonymous]

Wow PP, you really think that it's okay to leave a dirty diaper in someone else's house, or place of business? I've made it through diapers with two kids and have never done that.

[Anonymous]

Do agents enforce the
"thank you for removing your shoes" request?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did an open house today, and I wish the only thing people did was turn off lights. How about asking before you use the bathroom and then leave the toilet seat up and a towel thrown in the sink or change your baby's diaper in the rec room and leave the smelly old diaper in the basement laundry room trash can. Don't even get me started on controlling your children.

Yes this is a PSA from a PISSED agent.

Calm the F down. I think you might be in the wrong profession. If you are selling in family neighborhood, people are going to bring kids to the open house. if you don't want that, don't have one. God forbid you should do any actual work to earn your 6%.

Cranky potental buyer finds the market too hot? My kids' toys aren't there for your kids to pay with, btw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow PP, you really think that it's okay to leave a dirty diaper in someone else's house, or place of business? I've made it through diapers with two kids and have never done that.

No I don't think it's okay. I think the open house agent is disproportionately upset about it though. And I'm not a cranky buyer. I'm a satisfied buyer who just moved into her dream house, using no agents on either side. Could not have gone more smoothly. I have no use for whiny fat cat agents.