3. Important! Keep your home available (and ready) for showings
You should do your best to ensure that
Particularly during the first weeks after
your home is always ready to be shown.
you list your property, real estate agents
You never know when the right person is
will want to show it to their clients. It is
going to look at it!
especially important during this window
of opportunity, when interest will be at its
With rare exception, negotiating the transhighest, that you make your home availaction is the most complex part of selling
able for showings, preferably at the time
a home. At the same time, it’s the one
requested by the buyers’ agents.
that can involve the most creativity. That’s
why it is important to have an experienced
Occasionally, this may pose an inconveand savvy Realtor® who has successfully
nience for you but, if you want to maxiworked through many different transaction
mize the number of qualified, motivated
scenarios.
buyers who see your home, then it has to
be available to be shown. The buyer’s ReThis includes: keeping in mind your situaaltor® will meet the buyer at your home
tion, priorities and needs, not giving your
and tour the property with them. Allow
situation away to the buyer and buyer’s
your agent to place a lockbox on your door.
agent, trying to understand and respect the
priorities of the buyer, being creative and,
The use of a lock box eliminates the need
where necessary, willing to compromise to
for the Buyer’s Agent to pick up the key
get the deal done.
and then return it to your Realtor®’s office.
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