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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041, Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ (ReMax Realtec Group)

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

No I would not. For me this kind of thing is just too "hokey."

Sep 04, 2019 06:07 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I would invest but not in garments.  

Sep 04, 2019 06:37 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Your conduct and dress at an open house should be a clear indication of who is running the show.

Sep 04, 2019 06:48 AM
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Karen Climer
Demetree School of Real Estate - Orlando, FL
Teaching people to pass the real estate exam

I kind of like the idea of a polo with the company logo.  No call to action or anything specific to this open house.  But the polo with the typical logo.  You could also have your name embroidered on it as well.

Sep 04, 2019 06:37 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

The concept of the hosts being identified is a good one....

Sep 04, 2019 06:20 AM
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David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation
Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

To me, the first rule is still, people like to buy, not be sold. Rarely in luxury situations would you see team shirts unless it were to identify the support staff. I would opt for professional, “trusted adviser attire.”

Sep 04, 2019 05:57 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Not for me.  I invest in marketing yet not that kind of marketing. I also am not a big fan of open houses.  I rarely do them.  When I first started in the business 16+ years ago I did opens all the time. It was a great way for me to build my business. Never. Not once ever. Did I sell a home I hosted open!

Sep 04, 2019 08:22 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No.  Dressing professionally will make it obvious who is who out here.  Plus my name on the sign and my photo on the flyer.  Not to mention greeting everyone as they enter.

Sep 04, 2019 08:10 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Our team shows up in dress clothes and name tags, absolutely NO TShirts, people know who is in charge when they see our professionalism.

Sep 04, 2019 08:05 AM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

1st of all what the heck is "the self-selection mechanisms" Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 ?  The rest of the question is also nonsence to me being I always did my own open houses by myself unless a family member wanted to keep me company. 

Sep 04, 2019 09:14 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I'm with Nina Hollander on this one..... casual business attire... no polo shirts with company name.... 

Sep 04, 2019 08:55 AM
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Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

I agree with Kathleen Daniels that never once have I sold a house that I hosted open, but I had great success "packing them in" with this scenario. 

Packing an Open House

Sep 04, 2019 08:38 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Funny you ask, as I have been looking into this for me. I love the idea. not to find a good shirt at good price

Sep 04, 2019 06:49 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

If you are going to do an open house then you should look the part of an agent!

I already have polo's with the logo and more than likely have a tie and name tag on. 

Sep 04, 2019 06:38 AM
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Paul Antonelli
Antonelli Realty - Saint Cloud, FL
Broker Owner; Antonelli Realty

First off I rarely see many agents doing open houses and when I do its only a single agent in the house. 

Sep 04, 2019 05:56 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Annette,

It depends, in some areas it may work, and in some it would be considered as  "hokey!"...A

Sep 04, 2019 11:08 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

No more garment investments for me.

Sep 04, 2019 11:04 AM
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Name badge at a minimum, maybe a polo w/logo during the summer months.

Sep 04, 2019 07:18 AM
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Dan & Laurie Pittsenbarger Team
Keller Williams Western Realty - Bellingham, WA
Lakeside & Coastal Single Family Homes

Sure - especially since we already have them.

Sep 04, 2019 07:12 AM
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Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

This might work for some. I just don't see myself doing that. I was never big on wearing a Name Badge either. 

Sep 04, 2019 04:04 PM
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Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

There are some guys here who have all their shirts monogrammed so they can write them off. So, that isn't a bad idea. I think as for the open house, it really depends on what it says, price point and the market. It could be receptive depending on the market. 

Sep 04, 2019 03:50 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Don't do open houses often.

Sep 21, 2019 07:04 AM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

No, my sign in the yard, red carpet with red velvet rope and stanchions says it all and is branding enough.

 

Sep 05, 2019 07:42 AM
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