Secrets to success

Key factors to a successful open house: Don’t skimp on the signage, de-clutter and — for Realtors — don’t insult the sellers.

Of course, there are a lot of other things to know about an open house, but these are the starting points — the notes, as they say in singing competitions — you’ve got to get right or you won’t even have a song.

Dan Kingdom, broker/owner of Wright Kingdom Real Estate, points to signage is the No. 1 thing you can do to make an open house work. “You need to place directional signs from a busy street…