Baltimore First Time Home Buyers: Open Houses in Baltimore

Open Houses in Baltimore

by Helene Kelbaugh of Keller Williams Realty in Baltimore

What Are Open Houses?

Open Houses are when the sellers agree to let their listing agent, representing them, to open the doors to their home and allow the general public to walk through the home. Sometimes the agent hosting the open house may not be the sellers listing agent, however, in Maryland the agent hosting the open house is representing the sellers interest and no other party. Open Houses are generally 1-2 hours. Visitors generally do not have an appointment. This gives you an opportunity to view the home on your own with possible other visitors present. Occasionally the sellers may be on site, but generally the sellers are not present during the open house.

Find Open Houses in Baltimore

You can visit my site www.HeleneSellsHomes.com to find all Open Houses in Baltimore or simply click view Baltimore County Open Houses.

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Shhhhhh!! The Agent at the Open House Represents the Seller

As a buyer, walking through the sellers door at an open house in Baltimore is exciting and it's easy to start talking about your goals, plans, financing and more to the REALTOR® hosting the open house. SHHHHHHHH!!! Do not do this! In Maryland, the agent or licensed professional holding the open house during the open house time period represents the seller! Anything you say or do could be used during negotiations should you move forward with an offer on that home. How can you protect your buyer interest? Best bet is to hire a REALTOR® in Baltimore to represent you. So that when you do go to open houses on your own you can give the agent hosting the open house my card for follow OR make your own private appointment with your REALTOR® to view the home. Keeping quiet and hiring your exclusive Baltimore Agent to represent your buyer interest, keeps your side protected.

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Open House Home Search

Using my website www.HeleneSellsHomes.com gives you the resources and tools to search for Open House in Baltimore for sale and set up listing alerts to be notified immediately when homes hit the market that match the criteria you set up! These services are FREE!

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Create an account to get access to market analysis, demographic information, and insider tips in Baltimore. Remember registration is free and we will NEVER sell your information

When you complete the free registration, you'll be able to:

View market trends
Learn about local trends including price changes, number of listings available, and average selling time.
Research a community
Find out about the best schools in an area and see demographic trends.
Get real time updates
Find out about new homes as soon as they hit the market

Open Houses vs Broker Opens

While searching my site www.HeleneSellsHomes.com or other popular sites for open houses to visit, you may see 2 different terms. Opens House or Broker Open. It's good to know the differences between the two types of open house you may see in Baltimore.

Open Houses are open to the general public. They are for open to the public to view, typically on Saturdays and Sundays in the afternoons, only for a few hours.

Broker Opens are traditionally held during the week and are more for other agents and brokers in the area, often in party style. Agents have buyers and this gives great exposure of the homes to other agents who may have qualified buyers looking for that type of home.

I would recommend meeting with a REALTOR® and scheduling your own private appointment to preview the home. This way you can speak freely and comfortably about the property with your agent. Most buyers prefer and appreciate the privacy and ability to speak freely with their Buyer Agent during their own private appointment.

What Comes First?

Most buyers start with their search online looking through hundreds of websites, some with good data and other with bad data, and so much random information. I would would recommend instead of trying to figure out the clutter, especially if a first time home buyer, Meet with a REALTOR® in Baltimore. Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people make in their lives. Starting with a professional with make the process easier, clear and give comfort with the decisions that are about to be made.

What's next?

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