I recently read a post from my friend here on Active Rain, Tony Orefice. The post made me laugh, as Tony was nearly tearing his hair out. I didn’t bookmark the post, as it was for Member’s Only. Tony had his home on the market for sale. One day he and his wife were in the process of doing some cleaning and de cluttering, just like we remind all of our sellers to do.
And, guess what? When he was spending an afternoon decluttering, he got that dreaded call that another agent wanted to bring a buyer to look at the house. Timing is everything, isn’t it?
What is a seller to do in this situation?
Refuse the showing?
Run and hide?
Let the buyers come in and see that the place is a mess?
Uh – oh, dilemma!
What if that is the RIGHT buyer for your home?
You want as much exposure as possible, don’t you? What if you haven’t had very many showings on your home?
What if the buyer’s agent can’t reschedule for a time that most comfortable for you, the seller?
It is so important that we let every single (qualified) buyer come through our home as possible, as you never know which one will buy your home!
In Tony’s situation, he and he wife raced to pull their house back together and allowed the showing. Word came back that there would possibly be a second showing. Smart man, Tony! As a real estate professional he knows the value of every single buyer that walks through his front door!
I remember years ago when my sister and I had our house for sale (many many moons before I had my real estate license) we had a call for a showing on our home. We had just arrived back from a trip to Mexico – that afternoon. We had just gotten home, and started unpacking. The house was in a complete shambles, and I mean we had stuff everywhere. I told the agent that it was not a good time for buyers to come through. She wouldn’t take no for an answer. She insisted. At that time we reluctantly said yes. We spent the next 30 minutes throwing suitcases, dirty clothes, souvenirs, you name it, into the closets. We were praying that the buyers wouldn’t open any of the closets.
Well, that buyer’s agent brought us an offer to purchase on our home the next day. We accepted it, signed it and closed on our home 30 days later with the buyer that we originally said no, they couldn’t see the house!
It just goes to show you, you never know who is calling to look at your home.
This article is authored by
Sandy Shores Realtor, Melbourne FL Real Estate
