Showing Your Home
Appointments
When your home is to be shown, we will always attempt to make
an appointment with you, giving you as much advance notice as possible.
Being on Time for Appointments
It is important to understand that sometimes Realtors cannot
be at your home in the time frame that they have requested. Sometimes a buyer is
late for the appointment, or they may stay longer at one or more houses throwing
the Realtors off schedule. Some people look at houses in five minutes, while
some may take 20. We often have no way of knowing this, so this delay can throw
schedules off. Your understanding is appreciated.
No Shows
Sometimes a buyer's interests change direction in mid-stream
regarding what they want to see, so an agent has to go to an entirely different
area or subdivision and may not be able to call you at that moment to cancel the
appointment. Sometimes we call and you're not at home. We apologize for the
inconvenience if a "no show" occurs. It is not commonplace; but if it does
occur, please let us know so that we can try to find out why.
What To Do While Buyers Are Looking
It is not necessary for you to leave home every time an agent
makes an appointment; but when they do arrive, take a walk outside, or if the
weather does not permit, go to one corner of the house out of "earshot" so that
the buyer feels comfortable in making comments about your home to their agent.
Be cautious in talking to the customer - the one thing you may want pointed out
about your home may be the one thing the buyer isn't too keen about! Casual
remarks that you feel are harmless could possibly cause the prospect to
eliminate your home. Remember, though, neither the agent nor the buyer knows
your home as well as you do, however the agent does know the buyer.
