# Run your first open house

> Create an open house from an MLS listing sheet, choose your sign-in questions, print the QR sign visitors scan to sign in, and follow up with every visitor the same day.

Source: https://averyiq.com/help/run-an-open-house
Updated: 2026-10-26

Visitors sign in on their own phones by scanning a QR sign. When you're done
hosting, Avery has a follow-up ready for each of them.

## 1. Start a new open house

Tap **+**, then **Open house**. Choose how to give Avery the listing:

- **Listing sheet**: a PDF from Files or Mail.
- **Photo or screenshot**: the flyer, or the MLS page.
- **Type it in**: the address, beds and baths.

## 2. Check the details

Avery reads the listing and fills in the address, price, beds, baths and
what stands out. Fix anything that's off: tap the address to change it, and
use **−** and **+** for beds and baths. Price is optional; remove it with
**×**, or add one with **+ Price**. Add highlights Avery can mention and a
note for her if you like.

## 3. Choose your sign-in questions

Tap **Sign-in questions**. Visitors always give their name, mobile phone and
email (optional). Everything else is yours: reword a question, drag it into
order, switch it off, or tap **Add a question** for a suggestion, one you
write, or one Avery writes from what you tell her. Tap **Save**. Your
questions carry over to your next open house.

If you switch off **Are you working with a real estate agent?**, Avery
treats visitors as leads unless one of them says otherwise later.

## 4. Create it and print the sign

Tap **Create**. Sign-in is open right away; there's no start or end time to
set. On **Your sign is ready**, tap **Print sign**, or **Save PDF** to print
it later. **Share link** sends the sign-in page itself, handy for a listing
post.

## 5. Follow up when you're done

When the last visitor leaves, tap **Done hosting** on the open house. Avery
puts a card for each visitor on **Today** with a draft ready. Forget to tap
it, and the cards arrive an hour after the last sign-in. Read each draft,
make it yours, and tap **Send**.

Visitors who check **Text me what this home sells for** hear from you again:
when the home sells, Avery asks you for the price and drafts a text for each
of them.