Do Real Estate Agents Work On The Weekends?

You may notice around your neighborhood that as soon as Saturday comes there are OPEN HOUSE signs everywhere. They are all over the city trying to persuade you if your looking for a home to follow the signs to their house and take a look and hopefully fall in love with it and buy it.

Well chances are very slim that is how you will buy your next home. So what are agents doing at these open houses, why did Mr. and Mrs. seller request you sit and do an open house? Well for the seller it's a way to satisfy the need to have people look at your home. They hope if enough people come through then someone is bound to like it, I mean all their friends and family have always said such wonderful things about the house. Then from the agents perspective it's not the most productive time but they do know that there is only 1 buyer for a house so that means all those other buyers need help finding a home and that means potential clients! Plus all those nosey neighbors, well one of those neighbors also may be the next Mr. and Mrs. Seller so it is worth spending the time talking to them from a Real Estate Agents perspective. So what does this mean to you Mr. and Mrs. Buyer?

Well I believe open houses are fun, it's fun to go in and look at houses, get ideas and take a look around. If someone is going to welcome you into their home and you don't have anything better to do, sure why not. You might find a neighborhood you've never considered, you may find a floor plan you've never knew existed, there are so many benefits. Now it's time to switch hats and tell you that if you are a serious buyer don't waste your time. The best thing for you to do is consult with a local Real Estate professional you can sit down with (hey you might even meet them at an open house!) and go over with them your wants and needs. The next step is you will either be referred by the realtor or you shouldi contact your lender to get pre-qualified so you know exactly what your looking for as far as purchase price, interest rates, and payments. Then you will want your Real Estate agent to send you all the homes that are on the market that fit your needs and select the top 5 homes. I say 5 because after that your either being to general and vague about what you want or your going to confuse your mind because homes will start to blend together. A great agent will eliminate homes and chose homes based on what you have shard and then after you start going to see properties they should all be properties you could possibly make a offer on.

So yes Real Estate Agents work on weekends and the best agents are meeting with home owners and buyers showing and selling properties. The weekends are a great time because it's the best time for us to meet with people when their schedules are a little bit more flexible. If you or anyone you know is looking to buy a house in the Upland / Rancho Cucamonga area, feel free to give me a call today.
Thank you
Seth Rowlands
626-343-4128 or 909-294-6799