Results Stunned Opposition to Curtis Park Open House

Buyers often write offers after a Curtis Park open house in Sacramento.

For all of those naysayers who believe a Curtis Park open house is a waste of time, this is an enlightening real life experience that might just change your mind about open houses in Sacramento. Granted, not every home in Sacramento is a good candidate for an open house, and some situations do not warrant open houses. For example, in an area with a ton of nearly identical homes on the market, a plethora of inventory, an open house might not result in visitors. Or a home located in an area with no traffic, for another example.

However, our Curtis Park open house candidate was located off a main street with plenty of traffic. It was listed as one of the only homes in its price range, leaving the competition fairly nil. Further, regardless of how lovely the photographs in MLS, a home is much more likely to sell if a buyer can view it in person.

An agent at Lyon Real Estate had contacted me about holding a Curtis Park open house for another listing in Curtis Park that I already had covered for last Sunday. (Sorry you other agents at other companies, you are not allowed to hold open a Lyon Real Estate listing. Too much liability.) Since the other home in Curtis Park was already assigned for an open house, I suggested the agent hold open a different home in Curtis Park, providing the seller was willing.

I contacted the seller to ask if we could take two hours on Sunday to hold open his home. The seller’s response was fairly negative. He sort of viewed a potential open house as a waste of time. But being the positive-directed and results-oriented Curtis Park Realtor that I am, I was more insistent than the seller was negative, and he finally agreed to let us hold it open. Phew.

Then, come Sunday morning, as I was lounging about reading the newspaper — trying not to get any more irritated over the horrible fiasco and idiocy of the Trump campaign than I already am; he is so completely unfit to be president and I cannot imagine how any person who truly loves America could vote for the disgusting pig, this creature from the Black Lagoon who has dragged our country to a new low — my cell rang. It was the open house agent. He was at his office, talking with other Realtors who were rapidly canceling their open houses because it was . . . raining. Should he cancel, was the question.

I glanced outside. There were no 50-mile hour winds. No hail. Trees were not falling over. This was not a storm. Streets were not flooded. Yet. This was rain in Sacramento in the fall. Yes, the agent should still do the Curtis Park open house.

What is this madness? The seller didn’t want the home held open and now the agent doesn’t want to do it either? OK, the agent had promised to do it, he will do it.

One of many banchan (complementary side dishes) served at YD Tofu Korean BBQ.

Then, a few hours later, I’m at the YD Tofu Korean BBQ, which opened this year at Freeport and Fruitridge, enjoying a late lunch — check out the baby sardines with their itty bitty eyeballs — when I received a text message from another Lyon agent. Guess what? Her buyer just came back from the Curtis Park open house and had called the agent to write a full-price purchase offer. Yes, she was buying the home she viewed at the Curtis Park open house. We’re in escrow now.

I don’t know which I’m more excited over. The fact we can dine at a Korean restaurant close to home and no longer have to drive to Rancho Cordova on a Sunday afternoon or the fact my seller has sold his home after the Curtis Park open house.

If you are looking for a Curtis Park Realtor who rarely takes no for an answer, you should call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 40+ years of experience to work for you.