Baird & Warner has been handing Chicago families the keys for well over a century, and the front door of an open house is still where a lot of those relationships start. A Baird & Warner open house sign-in sheet that runs on your iPad turns that doorway into clean, qualified leads instead of a clipboard full of guesswork. OpenHouse was built for exactly that moment — and it behaves the same whether the listing has gigabit fiber or no bars at all.
This is an independent app, not a Baird & Warner product. But it suits a brokerage that has lasted this long by doing the fundamentals well: greet the visitor, capture the lead, follow up like a professional.
Why Baird & Warner agents reach for OpenHouse at the door
- No signal, no problem. Sign-in, qualification, and capture all run on the iPad with zero network calls. A garden unit with concrete walls or a new-construction listing with no service works exactly like a connected one.
- The lead is yours, full stop. Every visitor is stored on your device and never leaves it until you export. No vendor cloud, no paired lender quietly receiving your client's phone number.
- A kiosk you can hand over. Built-in kiosk mode locks the iPad to the sign-in screen, so a stranger can't thumb through your email between groups — no Guided Access gymnastics required.
- Qualified on the spot. Tag each visitor — represented buyer, unrepresented hot lead, curious neighbor, investor — so the callback list practically sorts itself before you lock up.
A sign-in that holds up on a busy Sunday in the city
Paper has three problems an established agent already knows: you can't read half of it, the ninth visitor can read the first eight names, and you'll spend Monday retyping. OpenHouse puts one clean screen in front of each person and captures the lead the instant they finish, so "I'll enter them later" never gets the chance to lose you a buyer. If you're weighing the field first, our open house sign-in app guide and the best open house apps list lay out the honest options, free ones included.
Disclosures and signed consent
Illinois agency rules and the post-settlement landscape mean what a visitor agrees to at the door matters. OpenHouse can show a disclosure or agency notice before sign-in and capture a signature, recording the acceptance with a timestamp on each lead.
From the front door to your follow-up
OpenHouse isn't a CRM and doesn't pretend to be. It captures and qualifies, then hands the leads off the way you want them — CSV, Contacts, vCard, a seller-ready PDF, or a share-to-CRM handoff — and your system takes the follow-up from there. (For that part, our open house follow-up guide is worth a read.) Honest trade-offs: it's a paid app while some rivals are free, it's iOS/iPadOS only, and it's not a marketing suite.
OpenHouse vs. the paper clipboard
| Paper sign-in sheet | OpenHouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Works with no Wi-Fi | ✅ | ✅ fully on-device |
| Legible, no retyping | ❌ | ✅ |
| Privacy between visitors | ❌ | ✅ one screen each |
| Buyer qualification | ❌ | ✅ represented / hot / neighbor / investor |
| Signed disclosure | ❌ | ✅ with timestamp |
| Export to your CRM | ❌ retype it | ✅ CSV, Contacts, vCard, share-to-CRM |
| Leads stay yours | ✅ | ✅ never leave your device |
Set it up before your next Baird & Warner open house
- Install OpenHouse on your iPad or iPhone and create the event for your listing.
- Add your branding and, if you want it, a disclosure for visitors to accept.
- Switch on kiosk mode, set the iPad on the counter, and work the door.
- After the event, export your qualified leads into your CRM and start following up.
If keeping your leads private and your sign-in bulletproof sounds like the right trade, try OpenHouse free for a month and run it at one quiet open house before a busy weekend.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an open house sign-in app for Baird & Warner agents?
Yes. OpenHouse is an iPad and iPhone open house sign-in app any Baird & Warner agent can use. It captures each visitor at the door, qualifies them, and keeps the leads on your device so you can export them to your CRM or database. It is an independent app, not affiliated with Baird & Warner.
Will it work in an older Chicago walk-up with no signal?
Yes. OpenHouse makes zero network calls, so the sign-in works the same in a basement unit, a brand-new build, or a vintage two-flat with no Wi-Fi. Every visitor is written to the iPad on the spot.
Can I brand the sign-in screen for my listing?
Yes. Add your photo or logo and a welcome message so the kiosk looks like yours. As a Baird & Warner agent you are licensed to use your brokerage branding on your own marketing, including your open house sign-in.
Can visitors sign a disclosure before they enter?
Yes. You can present a disclosure or agency notice before sign-in and capture a signature, and each lead records that the disclosure was accepted with a timestamp — handy for buyer-representation documentation in Illinois.
Does it sync my leads to a CRM automatically?
No, and that is deliberate. OpenHouse captures and qualifies at the door, then lets you export on your terms — CSV, Contacts, vCard, PDF, or share-to-CRM. Your leads stay on your device until you move them, so nothing is shared with a third party without your say-so.
OpenHouse is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Baird & Warner, Inc. "Baird & Warner" and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner and are used here only to describe the agents this page is written for.