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pEveryone knows that when it comes to real estate, there is nothing more important than location, location, location.nbsp; Real estate agents often find that the location is more likely to sell a home than its quality of materials or level of craftsmanship.nbsp; Open houses are a great way to generate buzz about a listing.nbsp; The agents will usually provide drinks and snacks while answering questions about the house and neighborhood.nbsp; Unfortunately, sometimes people dont show up for open houses.nbsp; This can be demoralizing to the agent because a no show means hours of hard work and preparation were ineffective.nbsp; br /br /NO MORE NO SHOWS!br /br /nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Custom banners are a great tool to use when holding an open house.nbsp; Vinyl banners take up little space and can easily be rolled up and stored in an office, trunk or closet.nbsp; Vinyl banners can also be customized to say whatever you wish them to say.nbsp; A real estate agent can design her custom banner to mention not only that there is an upcoming open house, but also her name, phone number and website address.nbsp; The real estate agent must remember, however, that just as the location of the house is important, so too is the location she chooses to display her custom vinyl banner.nbsp; In the following paragraphs, I am going to discuss three highly effective locations for displaying an open house vinyl banner.br /br /NUMBER ONE: ON A MAIN ROAD CLOSE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODbr /br /nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I hear about people getting lost while traveling to an open house all the time.nbsp; Good agents know that high exposure means positive results.nbsp; For a quick display, attach metal poles to either end of the custom banner.nbsp; Be pro-active and go find a busy intersection where you can display your open house vinyl banner.nbsp; Be sure to include the date and time of the open house on your a title=custom banner href=http://www.signsrus.com target=_blankcustom banner/a! br /br /#2: AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISIONbr /br /nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Once again, a no brainer.nbsp; New subdivisions have sprung up all over the place in recent years.nbsp; These days, real estate agents sell buyers on neighborhoods just as much as they sell them on homes.nbsp; Since there are now so many neighborhoods, a custom banner is very useful in drawing attention towards the neighborhood in which your listing is located.nbsp; Just as you did at the busy intersection, scope out a spot near the entrance to the neighborhood, attach your a title=vinyl banner href=http://www.bestbuysigns.com target=_blankvinyl banner/a to a pair of metal poles and set up your display a day or so before the open house. br /br /NUMBER THREE: OUT FRONT OF THE HOUSEbr /br /nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; This really is a simple concept.nbsp; Lucky for you, your local banner maker will be happy to neatly punch holes in the banner so that you can hang it from any location.nbsp; All you have to do for your open house is tie some nylon string through the holes on either end of your custom banner and hang the banner from the front of the house.nbsp; How simple is that?nbsp; br /br /GO GET YOURSELF A SALE!br /br /nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; You are now armed with some seriously valuable open house information and should have no trouble bringing the public into your listing.nbsp; Go make that sale!/p