Truckee Real Estate – Does an Open House Help Sell a Home?

Truckee Real Estate

It depends on where the home is ….

In my opinion, if the home is in Tahoe Donner, the answer is yes!  There are approximately 5000 homes in Tahoe Donner of which roughly 20% are permanent resident homes. The other 80% are part time or renters. So,  in addition to weekend activity visitors, there are renters, visitors of the part time residents and people coming up to look for winter ski leases who may consider buying a home.  So there is a lot of traffic in Tahoe Donner on the weekends and holidays that includes potential buyers. The net-net is that there are 100′s if not 1000′s of potential buyers driving around that may stop and see open house on an impulse. It’s also time efficient for our visitors -  they can quickly view several homes and get an idea of what the market is like up here.

The best location for an open house  is on a busy street like Northwoods, Alder Creek or Skislope or within a few “turns” off  one of these streets where it is easy for the visitors to “pop-in” and look at the home. If they have to turn more than 4 turns they may quickly lose interest or miss a sign.

There is a lot of discussion about whether open houses make sense or not. Obviously when we have a large influx of visitors on the weekend it’s a great time to promote your home. If this makes sense to you, this should be considered when you pick your agent.

Contact Gary at TruckeeRealEstate@gmail.com – I am interested in your opinion and would love to list your home – and show it on the weekends!