Is this weird? House related

[mikehoncho]

We are having a brokers tour tomorrow in the morning. We won't be here, but it's for like 3 hours so I thought I would make some food to leave out. Muffins and other small stuff? Is that weird? I should probably just ask our agent what he thinks.

[Deleted]

Most people do this, but it is usually the realtor's thing and not the homeowner's.

[browneyedhunni85]

I don't think that is weird at all. People do this for open houses and stuff too.

[jaime183]

I've heard not to. If anything, leave packaged food or snacks (waterbottles and granola bars maybe). I've heard that people don't trust or want homebaked goods!

[bebeetmoi]

I still live in a god forsaken apartment so I'm not there, but I think that would be really nice of you, especially if it's in the morning. But I would definitely talk to your broker about it because it's possible people do that often and they go untouched, in which case, screw it.

[Regina Philange]

I always left out candy in a bowl.

But the realtor should do this. Mine would bring pies and stuff.

[mikehoncho]

Jamie & bebe, that's exactly what I was thinking. I don't want to make a bunch of delicious stuff to have it go to waste. I'll have to call him today and see what he thinks. I want them to like our house dammit!

[browneyedhunni85]

It wouldn't hurt to ask. I wouldn't stress over it though. Maybe a bowl of wrapped chocolates or something. Nothing too fancy.

[claralou]

Jan 15, 2013 10:18:37 GMT -5 Regina Philange said:

I always left out candy in a bowl.

But the realtor should do this. Mine would bring pies and stuff.

This. Appropriate and normal from realtor. Odd (but not necessarily bad) for you to do it.

[jaime183]

maybe those little water bottles- people won't feel weird taking one of those

[EnchantedSoul]

Jan 15, 2013 10:17:25 GMT -5 jaime183 said:

I've heard not to. If anything, leave packaged food or snacks (waterbottles and granola bars maybe). I've heard that people don't trust or want homebaked goods!

I agree. I am one of those weird people.

[mikehoncho]

Our realtor just called and said he was bring coffee and donuts sooo I guess that takes care of that!

[erniebufflo]

I worked for a realtor for a long time. It's fairly common practice to bake cookies for open houses, less so for other types of showings. It's buyers, not brokers, you really want to impress.

[dixeedeluxe]

This is off topic, but our neighborhood is so crappy, open houses are not advised. Because neighborhood people come and scope out your house for the stuff they can steal when they break in.

Ugh.