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reporter: mary beth lynch is a real estate agent in suburban boston, is known for throwing extravagant open houses. more than just snooping in people s closets. it is about envisioning how you may live here. it is lifestyle. it is illustrating a lifestyle. reporter: she agreed to show us how it s done. they are getting everything prepped. champagne on ice. the champagne is on ice. our harpist arrived. reporter: in less than a week she threw together this extreme open house at an estate she s been trying to sell several months now, the price tag, 1.35 million smackers. more than double the price of the average home in shrewsbury, massachusetts. that afternoon, mary beth met with her team and delivered a final pep talk. every time we go to an open house, there s a movie. she says she s a realtor. she says i m going to sell a house today. reporter: it annette bening s character in american beauty. i always play over that mantra in my mind as i drive to open house
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