House Hunting – 5 Open House Guidelines

Posted on July 4, 2008 
Filed Under Buying Your New Home, Valerie Zinger

If you are the Open House visitor there are some things that are just not acceptable.  With tongue in cheek, here are 5 guidelines for your to remember.

1.  The Open House is not part of the cosmetic department at The Bay.  Do not try on the owners’ perfume or after shave. 

2.  The Open House is not a pharmacy.  It is not your job to check out the supply of medications.  There is a reason why those bottles are turned away from your view.

3.  The Open House is not a grocery store or your mother’s kitchen.  Do not take fruit from the fruit bowl, sample the cookies in the jar or take a handful of candy from the candy dish.

4.  The Open House is not a public washroom.  Go before you leave home.

5.  The Open House is not Holt Renfrew, Macy’s or Winners.  You are not shopping for the clothes in the closets.

Unless you are about to put in an offer, right on the spot and without a building inspector, it would be exceedingly inappropriate to run the taps, turn on the oven, climb into the attic, turn on the gas fireplace, try out the washing machine, etc. 

General Open House Guide – Touch with Your Eyes.

Photo credit:  Make Up @  http://www.flickr.com/photos/entrospeck/6987063/

Valerie Zinger ~ Ottawa, Ontario ~ Ph. 613-723-5300 ~ Email vzinger@royallepage.ca

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