I have read a few times about how important it is for sellers to either crate their pets or take them out when buyers will be looking at their home.
WELL, as an animal lover, I have never felt this was a huge issue UNTIL TODAY! :)
My client and I were looking around a beautiful home when she suddenly heard a "jingle, jingle". "A CAT!!!" she exclaimed.
It seemed harmless enough to me...even friendly. "I DON'T LIKE CATS AT ALL!!" she said. I could tell she was actually fearful of this black and white feline. "Did you have a bad experience when you were growing up??" I asked. "No," she said. "Everyone asks me that, but I cannot remember a bad experience. I just for whatever reason cannot let myself get near a cat!" So, I shooed the cat away from her. She wanted to see the master bedroom and actually closed the door so the cat would not come in. Of course when we were done looking at the master, guess who was waiting right outside the door?? You guessed it. Buyer was pretty much done by that point...and then out walked "thing 2". Another cat--orange tabby. We were SO out of there!
Well fellow-realtors and pet lovers, I have learned my lesson. It is better to have the pets out of the house than to have potential buyers miss out on seeing a lovely home due to the distraction the pet(s) may cause!!
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