Real estate agents are frequently asked by sellers for "feedback." Sometimes it's feedback from an open house but more often the seller wants to hear from every agent and client who visits the house.
I have mixed feelings about the logic of this process. If your house is not what a buyer is looking for then it's not what a buyer is looking for. Period, end of discussion.
When it goes on the market your house should be sparkling clean, clutter removed, cosmetic changes made, etc. etc. If a buyer still doesn't like what they see they'll move on and so will you. (Pricing is another matter entirely and one we'll get into later.)
Interestingly, the Washington Post in all its wisdom (?) has decided to take "feedback" to a whole new level.
The Post is now offering a Web site where potential buyers snap a photo of the "one thing" that is keeping them from buying a particular D.C. area home and upload it for the world to see.
I had to read the banner twice in Sunday's Washington Post to make sure I understood what they were suggesting and then went on the Web site to see for myself. And yes, there were two pictures of what buyers did not like.
Why? What good does this do anyone? The site asks only for the neighborhood, the approximate price of the house and the day visited.
There is absolutely no way to verify the information or the picture. Those submitting the picture can also check a box indicating their willingness to be contacted by a reporter for future "news gathering". Is this what "news" or even "feedback" has come to? No context, no verification, no investigation.
Count me out on this "feedback."
Michael
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