Will your home have a "Locked Room"?

Dan

You raise a good point, and it is another big hurdle in getting a home sold. I have run into this fairly often, both with homes that have tenants, and even with a family living there say with a teen. In at least one case I recall the locked room was the master. Hard to get a good feel for the entire property when rooms are locked.

Jeff

Agreed all rooms should be accessible, buyers don't want to make second trips to see the mystery rooms.

Best

Dan, At least yours actually said something about it on the MLS.  I have been to homes with locked rooms and no way to get in - even BPO's where we have had to make appointments...  And as an agent showing a home, especially when the clients are from out of the area, it's crazy to expect the buyer to come back a second time.  The sellers definitely need to make those rooms available from the get go!

Good Evening Dan: Great job to point this out.  Now this tells me that there are Agents out there who are either uninformed or shortsighted.  If th entire home isn't accessible, why woul it get a seconf Showing?  They are just wasting their time

I have had a seller who traveled a great deal and had his office locked for security...did not want anyone going through his stuff including the housekeeper, the agent or the buyer. Come to think of it...that house did not sell!

Margaret

Dan, I saw a house some years ago... the Seller had a collection of expensive Antiques in one of the bedrooms.

 The Listing Agent - or the Seller? had removed the bedroom door, and placed a sheet of Plexiglass in the door frame.  You could not get into the room, but you could "see" into it.

 Problem was, you were distracted looking at the Antiques.

  I don't know if it ever sold.

If the rest of the house was spectacular I suppose someone might be willing to make a subject to inspection offer.  Best to have it ready to show in it's entirety

Dan,

I completely do not understand a locked room. Listing agents need to tell their clients in no uncertain terms that they are setting up a majot raod block to selling their home. You are so correct. Noone is going to come back to see the locked room.

Thank you for reblogging the post I had about Scott Rigsby's motivational talk. Scott is obviously a very special person and we all can learn from his life.

A locked room in your home while it is for sale will 'kill' most potential offers.