1,259,558
I had a guy who's gps went haywire saw the signs and walked in. They bought the house closed last Friday. They want another one....
I use about 6 signs some put 20.... 1 sign=100 ar blogs....
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
3,988,138
I use lots of signs and many directional arrows from all the major roads. I want to do everything to increase my chances of good traffic.
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
1,284,981
I heldan open house today, 6 signs, 3 hours and 0 people stopped by, it was too nice a day here in Destin, fl.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
1,748,777
Yes and lots of them!
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
1,006,723
I do but in my area there are limits as to how far out the signs can be, and often are taken down by the city and trashed
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Jennifer Mackay
Panama City, FL
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Jessie Cochran
Panama City, FL
5,774,084
It is important, especially when it is a flag lot, and or when there winding streets with the same name except it lane or court. A
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
60,071
Yes, and I use brokerage appropriate colored balloons.
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
290,969
Yes, we put out 4 to 6 signs for each house, and in my case, being a newbie, I definitely want my name out there Robert May. I do see other realtors putting out signs also, as you mentioned. I think whether you advertise the Open House or not, seeing the names and directional signage in a neighborhood helps! In our niche, people from our community are stopping in, since it's an age-restricted community.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,088,338
More is better.
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
5,451,587
The more the better!
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
444,220
Yes, with balloons!
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
921,504
Signs?
Absolutely YES!
When you think 6 are enough, put out ten.
When they come in, ask?
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Nick Krehnke 425-202-5655
Seattle, WA
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
6,653,082
Time to get those signs out again Robert, look at the success they brought to Sam.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,707,826
If I do hold an open house I do put out directional signs. Not many open house events in my market right now, houses don't last long enough...
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,714,495
Unless there are community restrictions, I place lots of directional signs.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
152,917
I put out 4-6 directional signs depending on the location of the house, and used balloons last year. They always seemed to pop! I like Lyn Sims idea of using flags. Would tie in Re/Max colors nicely!
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
8,115,287
1,645,871
Our signs have directional arrows on them. U use 10-12 signs to point in my OH direction.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
2,590
Yes - I picked up a few signs to help with this for cheap @ Menards. Like 2-3 bucks per sign. Very useful!
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
519,774
YES, I use my signs. I have two sets of 6, the old ones are pretty beat up, but I add one or two if we're deep in a neighborhood. No harm in using them, and it draws in the neighbors and more casual lookers.
More bodies, creates more interest, which creates more and better offers is my opinion.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
1,683,918
Yes we always put up directional signs, or we will only get neighbors.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
4,321,985
Robert May it is a good idea to use directional signs for open house.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
5,171,746
1,157,841
Directional signs are needed to attract for drive-by traffic.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
231,279
often people are not "looking" for a open house. so directionals are helpful. your name anywhere is a good thing. even bad press is good press :)
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
3,763,935
321,664
Yes, my name, number and broker name. Held one earlier today and not one person! That's fine the homeowner came by and we enjoyed the wonderful weather as we sat on the pation and chatted. He shared memories from living in the home the past 25 years.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
3,418,387
I put a few signs out. Years ago I put 15. These day, the open houses I do are not public ... they are private and no signs are out.
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
1,772,017
I rarely do opens any more so I don't know Robert.
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
5,151,115
I do, although in Carlsbad they are now being much more restrictive on where they can be placed. Despite GPS they can still capture those driving around and looking, and there is the in-your-face advertising
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Robert Havana
Calgary, AB
291,075
When I co-market an open house with a real estate agent friend, I have put out 50+ 18x24 directional open house signs with a sloppy font made from my own handwriting. The amount of signs depends on the amount of locations that would be good to put a sign. I figure I havent done my job if code compliance doesn't stop by the open lol. It has made a huge difference in the amount of people that come by an open. this number of signs can be a lot of sweaty work, but that is why I do it because others will not and it gives our listing a big advantage.
1,048,930
I always put signs out. I want to guy who doesn't know about it to somehow find out about it, and signs are a good way.
5,981,047
In Denver homes are going so quickly, open houses make the home too unmanageable. When it was slower, I would do open houses, but only if potential buyers could find the home with 5 signs or less. If it was too far into the neighborhood, few would come.
34,150
Signs are good for pulling in traffic from major streets. More importantly, you need a mechanism for capturing leads at the open house. A paper guest register is better than nothing. But you may want to consider using BrightOpen and Market Snapshot. At your open house, display your listing on a laptop or tablet, ask visitors if they'd like more info on the subject property or similar listings. If so, direct them to enter their contact info. Going forward, they'll automatically receive robust, relevant, and real-time data. BrightOpen is free, there's a subscription fee for Market Snapshot.
1,534,214
I do. You can pull people who are out for a drive or might have missed your open house ad. My broker has gotten listings from the amount of signs he's put out before.
537,185
Great answers. In light of the overwhelming consensus I will probably redesign my own signage for this specific purpose and see if I cant come up with something that is easy to use and eye catching.
3,074,289
1,868,448
I put the address on them also. Maybe at least people can see the street driving by quickly on busier roads.
Yesterday I also had small flags by them. I agree, it seems that agents complain that no one shows up but how about putting some balloons or something so people can see the sign?
Someone here on AR has those large masted feather signs.
3,986,423
2,703,227
Haven't done Open House in a long time... but we always put signs at the nearby major intersections, with arrows and the street address.
2,837,762
NO...if you cant use technology to find the place, I doubt you can perform