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Rainer
279,878
Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

I avoid this - people may have allergies.

Aug 04, 2018 10:23 PM
Rainer
70
Janet Ashworth
Hometown Realty Services Inc - Richmond, VA

I have found baking cookies and coffee or hot apple cider for winter.

Summer it is too hot to bake, so chocolates, mints and water.

Mar 21, 2015 10:16 PM
Ambassador
6,393,404
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Have only tried it once, it was a distraction and few touched it.

Dec 30, 2019 11:14 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

I prefer no food at open houses.

Mar 22, 2018 10:54 PM
Rainmaker
630,251
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

I do not offer anything at the open house. People may have food allergies.

Mar 14, 2018 07:31 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I do not provide food anymore, too much hassle and buyers didn't seem to want it. When I did I kept it simple like cookies or a light something thye could take with them.

Jun 17, 2017 09:53 AM
Rainmaker
938,537
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Renee, we only use food when we have a brokers open house.  We find food to be a distraction for a public open house as some visitors have no clue or manners when it comes to their children grabbing food and taking off to consume it elsewhere in the home leaving a mess behind.  Chocolate is a definite NO is you have sweets out.  Kids touch curtains, etc after the candy has melted in their hand!

Mar 24, 2015 12:38 AM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Something that will not make a mess.  We don't want them spilling soup or chili on the carpeting.  Finger food (Non-dripping) is good.  We make cookies that don't crumble.

Mar 22, 2015 02:45 PM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

candy wrappers on the floor. cookie crumbs followed by ants. $250 of Capuccino & sandwiches followed by a cancellation notice.

Mar 22, 2015 10:15 AM
Rainmaker
1,139,819
Russ Ravary ~ Metro Detroit Realtor call (248) 310-6239
Real Estate One - Commerce, MI
Michigan homes for sale ~ yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

Cookies, nothing that will be tracked through the house or create a stain

Mar 22, 2015 09:32 AM
Rainmaker
900,128
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

For public open houses, I prefer just water and cookies and/or chocolate candy. For broker open houses, sometimes more of a lunch spread.

Mar 22, 2015 07:57 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't serve food at open houses.  I would prefer that we have customers that want to see a home more than just pop in for free food.

Mar 22, 2015 04:30 AM
Rainmaker
443,220
Cindy Davis
SD Home Source Realty - San Diego, CA

When I started real estate, I went all out, doing drinks, sandwiches, etc/ Now I just do bottled water and cookies. For a broker's open house, it is different and we do something more substantial.

Mar 22, 2015 01:34 AM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Renee. We don't have food at any open house for homes that we flip, bottle water is available.

Make it a great day!

Mar 22, 2015 01:01 AM
Rainmaker
90,543
Debra Peters
Referral Realty - Manorville, NY
NY Real Estate Salesperson

I usually provide food at a Broker's Open House.  The Mortgage Company usually brings the food and it ranges from Panera Bread sandwiches to cookies and juice.  I never serve alcoholic beverages.  Serving alcohol opens you up to a number of liabilites. At a Public Open House, I sometimes provide bottled water.

Mar 22, 2015 12:43 AM
Rainmaker
1,153,794
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

When Naples was my market area our open houses were wine & cheese about 90% of the time. This is probably true of nearly all Naples' open houses. On a particularly expensive listing the red wine was quickly nixed after a spill caused a lot of consternation with a certain porous flooring material. Needless to say the damage caused was much more expensive than the cost of the wine. On that day our wine was complimented with a whine!

Mar 22, 2015 12:06 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Unless the on the top of your open house signs sits a rider shouting FREE FOOD, providing such at an open house brings no value, only a possilbe clean situation later.

At Brokers Open's that is expected.

At 11 -1 open house targeting professional during their luch HAVE LUNCH With ME works.

A little water is all that is needed......if your open house has a purpose. If no purpose identified, well then feed them.

Baked cookies, fried chicken, apple pie is not about FEEDING them but is everything about connecting the vistor to the 'Best Times of Their Lives."

Mar 21, 2015 11:47 PM
Rainmaker
1,661,936
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

I haven't held an Open House in 10 years but when I did we provided non-messy goodies and bottled water.

Mar 21, 2015 11:38 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

For luncheons finger sandwiches and afternoons cookies and sweets. 

Mar 21, 2015 11:18 PM
Rainmaker
3,340,443
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

In the hand type...cookie, appetizer...less mess and better received/

Mar 21, 2015 10:57 PM