If you’ve decided to go the For Sale By Owner (FSBO) route to sell your home instead of utilizing a professional real estate representative, it is always possible to come out ahead.  Then again, it’s also entirely common to end up listing with a real estate agent before long any way and having to start the whole process over from scratch.

The secret to FSBO success is handling the marketing and sale with more attention and more detail than a pro could ever have time to handle.  And when it comes down to it, open houses are probably one of the biggest selling tools for the FSBO seller.  For your benefit, here are few winning pieces of FSBO open house advice…

Create Easy One Page Flyers in a Jiffy

One thing that should never ever be overlooked when hosting a FSBO open house is making sure every visitor leaves with a “souvenir.”  By this, I don’t mean a little snow globe with a teensy model of your house inside, but instead a crisp, sharp, and professional 8 ½ by 11 inch flyer.

If you’re looking for a super easy, fill in the blank flyer creation solution, look no further – here’s the perfect flyer tool from Audrie.com.  You’ll have your color flyer in matter of minutes.  Be sure to print them on ultra heavy stock paper so they’ll stand out from other open house flyers from a prospective buyer’s Sunday rounds.

Don’t Host Your Own Open House

Just because you’re selling your own house doesn’t mean you should host your own open house.  It’s really easy to be offended when neighbors and strangers walk through your home and nitpick all the details.  They’re really not judging you or your taste, but they are analyzing what they’d do differently.

To avoid taking offense, have a trusted friend or neighbor host your open house on your behalf.  They can be the go between and make sure any potential negative situations are turned into positives.

Be Ready For Questions About Schools and Taxes

One of the most common questions to come up at an open house is “how are the schools in this district?”  That question is almost always followed by “how much are the property taxes every year?”

Be prepared by prepping your host with the proper information or by printing flyers to have handy with the relevant details.  Try a quick visit to SchoolMatters.com to get the details for your home’s school district and even print them in an easy to read and understand format.  Also have a copy of your latest property tax bill handy.

Good luck with your FSBO open house – hope you have a quick and easy sale!