Do any of the agencies? I went to an auction at the real estate office. 3 sections and 3 houses auctioned all sold. There is a bit of a wait negotiating with top bidder out the back before the next property. Even if people just go for a sandwich and a cup of tea they might buy a property. I thought about buying the one that was a bargain without viewing it. Small unit stuck on small cross lease title with another small unit would of got someone into their first property.

ash4561 - 2021-08-08 10:12:00

Do you go to lots of funerals as well?

tony9 - 2021-08-08 11:07:00

tony9 wrote:

Do you go to lots of funerals as well?

Only if there's food.

sparkychap - 2021-08-08 11:22:00

tony9 wrote:

Do you go to lots of funerals as well?

That's exactly what crossed my mind.

Edited by lyl_guy at 11:31 am, Sun 8 Aug

lyl_guy - 2021-08-08 11:31:00

ash4561 wrote:

Do any of the agencies? I went to an auction at the real estate office. 3 sections and 3 houses auctioned all sold. There is a bit of a wait negotiating with top bidder out the back before the next property. Even if people just go for a sandwich and a cup of tea they might buy a property. I thought about buying the one that was a bargain without viewing it. Small unit stuck on small cross lease title with another small unit would of got someone into their first property.

they used to but now they saying that earning $10,000 an hour wasn't enough so they flagged it.

gabbysnana - 2021-08-08 13:40:00

tony9 wrote:

Do you go to lots of funerals as well?

Lol

hound31 - 2021-08-08 14:23:00

Because many people can survive for an hour or two without food or water?
Does it matter, when may attendees are not bidders?

amasser - 2021-08-08 16:15:00

Give them liquor, then there will be more bidders.

laurelanne - 2021-08-08 16:43:00

Free pizza with every house bought.

pcle - 2021-08-08 17:06:00

laurelanne wrote:

Give them liquor, then there will be more bidders.

That's what I thought ????????????????

mowerman99 - 2021-08-08 17:51:00

tony9 wrote:

Do you go to lots of funerals as well?

No, but I know which church has lunch every Sunday and which ones have none.

ash4561 - 2021-08-08 18:32:00

I thought of Ash when I read on this listing https://www.realestate.co.nz/4058920/residential/sale/8-lynw
ood-terrace-bishopdale that "refreshments have been made" but then it went on to say "including new carpet throughout."

webworth - 2021-08-10 16:10:00

webworth wrote:

I thought of Ash when I read on this listing https://www.realestate.co.nz/4058920/residential/sale/8-lynw
ood-terrace-bishopdale that "refreshments have been made" but then it went on to say "including new carpet throughout."

Lol.....there's a shop on the main drag of my suburb which sells Mobility Scooters and...."Incontinent Products". I suppose it's too expensive to change the sign writing on the window, but it gives me a chuckle every time I go past.

hound31 - 2021-08-10 20:43:00

If it's an onsite auction, they'll probably serve the food in here:

https://www.facebook.com/TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/
photos/4411128192239214

sparkychap - 2021-08-10 20:51:00

ash4561 wrote:

Do any of the agencies? Even if people just go for a sandwich and a cup of tea they might buy a property. .

Oh hell yes, it's a party ins;'t it? We often pop out on a weekend for brunch and think oh yes I'll just buy this house while I'm eating....

lythande1 - 2021-08-11 08:09:00

Would this "free food & drink" be on the real estate companies tab, or would it be an item on-charged to the seller, as extra marketing ?

onl_148 - 2021-08-11 14:51:00

Well Ash, maybe they know you're unlikely to complete your purchase.

clicketyclick1 - 2021-08-13 01:04:00

How many 'Open Homes' offer refreshments? Surely that would be a better opportunity to lure in the unintended but potential buyer.

brouser3 - 2021-08-13 15:06:00

I'm not an Estate agent so I can't comment on it directly, but I am a car dealer and I can say I am not interested in attracting masses of people to look at my cars, I am only interested in attracting one buyer, in fact sometimes I even discourage people form looking, I imagine it might be the same for estate agents.

curlcrown - 2021-08-15 15:52:00

curlcrown wrote:

I'm not an Estate agent so I can't comment on it directly, but I am a car dealer and I can say I am not interested in attracting masses of people to look at my cars, I am only interested in attracting one buyer, in fact sometimes I even discourage people form looking, I imagine it might be the same for estate agents.

Agents are different - every owner "tyrekicker" is a potential vendor. A good agent will turn a viewing into a prospect, offering a free appraisal and trying to get a viewer to list. After all, "successful agents" may not always sell the most, but may be able to list the most.

In addition the more people through the open homes the more the agent can justify what a great job they've done to the vendor AND to prospective vendors.

Edited by sparkychap at 4:01 pm, Sun 15 Aug

sparkychap - 2021-08-15 15:59:00

You get bubbly at a cruise line art auction.

lilyfield - 2021-08-16 12:06:00