Are Open Houses a Necessity ???

Maybe an old question....but......here it is again..

We all do it, and even just prior to thinking about this question I browsed through the web to see what kind of info I could find. In multiple places including an NAR study article, Open Houses only benefit 2-4 percent of homes sold.

Especially with a media driven, web based society, are Open Houses effective anymore..??

If nearly 87% of recent home buyers are using the Internet as an information resource, I think maybe we could decide how to better attract the remaining 13 %

Do I have the answer..?? no not at the moment....I am only thinking of a saying that I have heard before and I believe it apply's....

If the horse is dead, it's time to get off of it.....the horse may not be completely dead, but I think it is atleast time to put him to pasture....