Dear Seller,
Are you serious about selling your condo? Has it been on the market for what seems like an eternity with few showings? Is your asking price in line with other properties in other complexes around you of comparable value? And, last but most important, have you and your board of directors made access to your building so impossible that local agents have just about given up ever trying to get into your residences?
Here’s how you can determine if your security system is protecting you from potential buyers.
Checklist:
Do not allow supra (electronic) lockboxes to be placed on the unit door and make certain that the listing realtor is not allowed a key to the front door of the building.
Do not allow supra boxes to be attached outside of the building with access to both building and unit keys.
Only allow showings during the week from 9-11:30 and 12:30 to 4 with all keys having to be signed for by the concierge/manager. Weekend showings are not allowed unless the owner is in residence and allows access to the realtor. This is especially important in resort communities like ours where the owner is rarely in residence and the buyers are usually under severe time constraints because they are on vacation.
Make certain that your manager/concierge has achieved the correct amount of condescension and disdain in his/her attitude and talks down to both the realtor and the potential buyer.
I tried to show your listing three times this week and finally gave up. You are definitely secure and safe from any pesky buyers breaking through your security. I wish you the best of luck in getting your unit sold and maybe this explains why, in a building of only 58 units, 9 are on the market and vary in days on market from 154-389. Yes, your listing is just pretending to want to be shown.
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