I’m not sure what other Realtors think about putting out open house signs, but I hate it. I absolutely HATE IT. There’s never a great place or time to stop your car, get out, quickly get the signs out of the trunk and put them out. And, it never fails; drivers are always pulling up behind me with instant irritation, sternly watching me as I trip over myself trying to do my job as fast as I can so I can get out of their way. Sometimes, if I notice someone’s behind me, I’ll just keep driving to avoid those situations. Like an idiot, I’ll drive around the block a few times until I don’t see any cars coming. I figure that way I can put my signs out and avoid being subjected to the dirty looks and honking. But then I’m afraid that I’m freaking all the neighbors out as I circle around the block over and over again. As they stare at me driving by for the 3^rd or 4^th time, I fear they think I’m casing the area to either rob them later on that night or try and take their kids away. So then I want to yell out my window and explain to them what I am doing and that I’m not that kind of person. But, I don’t think that would actually help my cause. To sum it all up, the simple task of putting out open house signs is incredibly stressful to me and the anticipation of it every Sunday makes me want to take a Xanax. See my next blog for my biggest open house sign nightmare…