Unfortunately, the response I get from people when I tell them I have a buyer interested in viewing their home is not alway so positive or accommodating. I will say that, by and large, most sellers are accommodating, yet there is a percentage that make it feel as if I’m putting them out. As expected, these are the sellers that have been on the market for extended periods of time.
Don’t get me wrong, as a mother of 3 children, I get the disruption to nap time. I understand family in for a visit from out of town. I understand the mad dash to do the quick pick up before someone comes by.
It is never easy to have your home on the market and in markets that have a long selling cycle, this process looses its thrill very rapidly.
And there is no excuse for the ‘professionals’ that drop by unexpectedly saying, ‘Didn’t you get my call?’ Agent courtesies go a long way in making this easier on a seller.
That being said, when I see in the Agent Remarks of a listing “No showings before 10 am, or between 1 and 3 for the kids naps, and preferably not after 6 pm. Also, no showings on Sunday. Give 3 hour minimum notice,” I know we have either a) a difficult seller, b) an agent unwilling to educate their client, c) not a motivated seller.
Keep in mind, when inventory is high, Buyers and Agents will go through only so many hoops to show and tour your property. There are too many things to see with cooperative and motivated sellers. Why kill yourself to see this one? It’s easier to move on.
Be pleasant and accommodating with the Agent bringing the Buyer. This may be the very Agent that sells your home. Don’t paint the picture to the Buyer and Agent that you are difficult to deal with even before escrow is open!
You can swear under your breath when you get off the phone and do the made dash to stage it like a model. In the meantime, remember, you want to get your home sold. You want to get every dollar you can. Every showing counts! The more accommodating you are, the sooner you’ll get that home sold! Grin and bear it, hang in there.
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