Should I do an Open House on a Sunday? (for a FSBO)

Whether or not you do an Open House on a Sunday totally depends on location! 

For our CA home, you absolutely have to have a Sunday showing. It's the hot, happening day.

For our UT home, no way. Sunday's are all Realtor's day off.

I was thinking that we might get some great buyers who want to see action / Open Houses but are going on their own since no Realtors are available.

During the 2 - 5 pm Open House we did get one, 1, potential buyer, and the only reason they weren't with their Realtor is "because he doesn't work on Sundays."

One other consideration - Sunday buyers are typically more serious (independent variable from location). Many get started on searching on Saturday and the less serious stop on Saturday. The dedicated must-move-now people or the extreme professionals who often work on Saturdays are often most likely to show up on Sunday. These factors vary widely depending on external variables such as weather, events in town, all sorts of other variables.

But now, with only 10 min left in a 3 hour Open House and only 1 visitor... I'm not doing this again on a Sunday. Live & learn.

What did I learn today?

1. Having an Open House on a Sunday in UT makes as much sense as letting your cat sit in the fridge.

2. I'd rather be home cooking food from that fridge.

3. I'd rather be petting my cat.

4. Or actually... maybe I should be home supervising the kids who put the cat in the fridge in the first place.