Are you Qualified Look At Open House

[John Accornero]

I know what I am about to say may make me look like MR Mean Agent but I would really like to see some qualified buyers visit my open house. I want home shoppers to be successful in buying A HOME. I had in the past become really lax, just gathering names and numbers and getting bad information or people that were shoppping without knowing that they cannot qualify to buy( I just did a loan mod...can I buy another home?!) Chances are they are not going to buy this one anyway but I do not hold open houses as a public service. Indeed I was on a listing appointment recently and the seller requested NO OPEN HOUSES!

Therefore I propose the following changes to every agent's open house program:

You must have with you your preapproval letter. Or give me your loan officer's name and number. That is your admission ticket. This house may be overpriced for your buying power. I want to show you homes that you can afford. Forget lowballing as it does not work. I will then leave you alone after signing in. Give me feedback about the home please.
If you are shopping for someone else, please at least give me their contact information. I will then let you look . Since when did you become a real estate agent?
Oh you are an agent...where is your card or "my brother is an agent". Ask them to show you this property instead.
If you do not have your preapproval letter , my loan officer partner will talk to you because he is here right beside me. No, I am not trying to sell you something...you will sell your house to yourself. I want you to be a success this buying thing and write an offer that is the one accepted out of 10 offers.
You will commit to set up a consultation with me before we look at anything else. I want to show you only the right homes for you and not just what you got through random listings. I need to learn about what you seek and not show just any 3 bed home.
Yes indeed, I am considering changing up things and ratcheting up my program. I need some real buyers. MOST OF ALL I WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL!