Why A Seller Should Not Be Home During Showings
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Should you or should you not be at home when your Realtor(r) shows your property? The answer to that question is simple. Its best that you leave the house so that potential buyers will feel free to really take a good look at it.
But why, you ask? Well, I’ve seen it time and time again. When the owner of the property is home, buyers feel like they’re intruding and will be reluctant to take a really good look at the property. They may not open the pantry door and see how large it is, or they may shy away from looking in your cavernous master closet , or fail to get a really get a good look at the jacuzzi tub and miss out on some of the best features of your home.
Also ,when they have a negative thought about a feature of your property, they tend to keep it to themselves when the owner is around, which does not give me the opportunity to offer a workable solution to the problem that might bring about a sale.
So, help make selling your home a little easier by leaving the property when you have a showing. If that’s just not possible, make yourself scarce by staying in one room during the tour, such as the diningroom, and leaving that room when the buyers are taking a look at it.
Just like curiosity “killed the cat”, your curiosity may kill the deal.
