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Should Homeowners be Present During Showings?
Should Homeowners be Present During Showings?If you are a homeowner thinking about selling your home, my advice is to first find a local REALTOR® you feel comfortable with. Someone who knows the area as well as the real estate market and honest with you.As a seller, your goal is to get your home sold for the most money in the shortest time. To achieve this, it’s important to make sure;
-your home is priced right-shows well-marketed well-available to showFor the purpose of this post, let’s elaborate on “Available to show”.There should not be any showing instructions. Selling a home while it’s occupied is not an easy task but it will be for only a while until your home is under contract, until then, you have to do everything possible to make your home available to potential buyers. Remember, if your home can not be shown, it won’t sell.What does that mean?-Don’t have any day or time restrictions-Have your home show ready at all times-Allow your agent to put a lock box on the door-Do not demand your listing agent to be present during showings-Leave your home for every showingBuyers want to freely walk around your home to see if it will be ... more

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