Open House!: An Insider’s Tour of the Secret World of Residential Real Estate for Agents, Sellers, and Buyers

by Joey Sheehan

“Intelligent and engaging...a perfect guide for Realtors wanting to up their game and a must-read for people thinking of selling or buying a home.” —Steven Wittenberg, JD/MBA, Director of Legacy Planning at SEI Investments Buying or selling a home can be your biggest joy or a nightmare. With her decades of experience, residential Realtor Joey Sheehan pulls back the curtain on a veiled industry that serves fully two-thirds of American adults. Using real-life examples and entertaining anecdotes, she shows exactly what it takes for transactions to succeed. OPEN House! throws light on negotiations from the triple perspectives of agents, sellers, and buyers. Sheehan's unique tips and insights A gifted storyteller, Joey Sheehan has written a combination memoir and how-to manual for anyone involved in a residential real estate transaction. Throughout, she poignantly depicts what she has learned from shepherding clients through life's happy and tragic transitions, providing a fascinating insider's peek into the hidden workings of an often opaque industry.

Genres: Nonfiction

170 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2021

Reviews

[C. Gonzales]

Are you new to real estate? Looking to become an agent? In the market to buy or sell your home? Just want to learn more about real estate? If you answered yes to any of those, this is a great book for you.
Joey Sheehan does a great job of appealing to multiple types of people. Her story is just that... her story. It is informative and well organized. The reader will learn things while also getting a real person's journey.

[Kayla Tornello]

This book offers a look into the real estate business from both the buyer's and seller's perspectives. I particularly liked the personal examples throughout the book. However, there was some needless repetition and I felt that the book could have been better organized.

I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. Yay!

[R.K. Emery]

I really thought this was a well-thought-out and well-executed book. It's well-rounded and really appeals to multiple people in the real estate world. Are you looking to buy? sell? an agent? This has great tips and real-world examples for each and every one. Sheehan has such a great voice that really appeals to the reader. It's not a to-do list, guide, it's more of an experience.

[Des]

A well thought out book for anyone who wants to learn about the ins and outs of real estate, for any reason at all.