As Realtors are We Doing What It Takes?
Recently I had a listing in my “Farming Area” of a Seller who lost their job earlier in the year and made the decision to sell and move out of state closer to family. The property secured a Buyer within the first few weeks.
Unfortunately the transaction fell through. The Seller at this point had already made plans to move out and was now vacant. Naturally the Seller is very concerned about expenses and such and I assured them I would do everything possible to secure a Buyer right away.
I typically make a point to visit my listings every 10 days or so to make sure everything looks good usually on a Thursday or Friday before the weekend showings. This particular Seller had a Fabulous Pool Area with a lot of landscaping and I told her I would make sure the Pool and Lawn People were doing their job.
One night I received a call from a Realtor who has a Hot Buyer for my property and are coming the next day. I go to the property the next morning and the inside of the property has a Musky Smell because the A/C was at 80 degrees and humid outside. I look at the back yard and it is a mess. We had recently received a lot of wind and rain so the yard had Palm Fawns, Berry and Seeds all over on the walkways and pool needed a quick cleaning.
I quickly go into the garage and find a rake and broom and get to work. I then Grab the Pool Net and do a quick skim on the top of the water. Home Depot is close by so I run over there buy a couple of Air Fresheners and also pick up some Glass Cleaner and Paper Towels for the Glass Doors near the Pool Area.
When I am done, I am hot and sweaty and a site for sore eyes. Just when I lock the door, the neighbor comes over to talk to me and lets me know she is watching the property. Seeing how sweaty I was she invites me inside her home and gives me some water. She told me she saw me cleaning up the pool area and was amazed that I did that. I told her there is an Interested Buyer arriving shortly and I am doing what it takes to sell the house. I also share with her that I put in some Air Fresheners and cleaned the windows too. At this point, the neighbor is extremely impressed and gives me the name and address of another neighbor down the street who is thinking about selling as well.
Not only did I sell that house but also got the other listing and word of mouth in my Farming Neighborhood is that I am a Realtor that does what it takes to sell a house!
Have a Real Estate Question or interested in buying or selling a house. Give Kathy a Call at 954-347-0244 and visit Kathy’s website of www.KathyHyatt.com
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