I met my clients at the office to view properties. We headed out at 9:30 a.m. I always schedule to show a home that I know is occupied, in order to avoid any surprises... (I've had many!).
We came to one house and the owner greeted us at the door with a mouthful of food...and said she hoped we didn't mind that her and her husband was eating...what was I supposed to say, "What are you doing here?!", " Why don't you two take a walk down the road or go for a drive?!"
The purpose of scheduling is so potential buyers can walk through a home uninterrupted by renters or owners who may not be especially glad to see strangers walking through their home.
I attempted to engage the owner and every time it was a quick one word answer...yeah...no...this was going nowhere! My buyer said, "this home goes on forever!"...she grunted, "yeah!"
LISTING AGENTS: Be sure to tell your clients to leave when a buyer's agent previews a house with their clients! And if your clients aren't comfortable leaving, you need to show up to ease their suspicious minds!
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