Do you show properties at night – in the dark?

Good luck to you with your night time showings Will. I have shown houses a few times to the 8 o'clock hour but typically not often.

Best of luck on your showings tonight!

I am turning down would-be client presentations after 5P because I can't see the property exterior or grounds to make a good rental assessment

Will -  be careful out there.  I personally don't do night-time showings alone any longer and try my best to not do them at all!  There is a fantastic 'FLASHLIGHT" app for the phone which turns it into an LED light when necessary.   Good luck with your showing.

Hi Will - If that's when buyers can look, that's when we have to show them properties, and while it's maybe not optimal in terms of viewing conditions, I'd rather do that than watch HGTV.

I'm not as brave as you - I'll refer my night client to you!

Don't worry.  Some properties look much better in the dark.  Write the contract before you wish them good night.

Yes when folks want to see homes after work in the evening ;Sure thing I will show them .It gets dark around 5PM now

Hannah

You are braver than I am.  I will not show properties after dark. 

Hi Will, I do not show property in the dark.  After a bad fall and injuries that did it for me.  Be careful out there my friend.

You wonder why buyers don't look at homes at night? Really? My "guess" is that it's because you can't see the outside of the property and anything else that might affect your judgement in the area in the dark. Sure, I show homes in the dark, but only when it's absolutely necessary. There's always a second trip in the daylight coming before they'll get serious about something they've fallen in love with in the dark.

Will, most buyers in our area look at houses during the day, they can see better. I wish you best of luck.

If after dark is when the buyer is available to look, then that is when I am going out.  However, I think that buyers tend to avoid this if at all possible to avoid falling in love the inside of the home only to find out that it is next to a "junkyard" when they visit during the day as Eric #14 mentioned. 

I've done it but I prefer not to and I never go alone. Even the interior, you really can't see all that well and if you're talking about foreclosures without electricity, then you have to show up with a bunch of flashlights and it's still dangerous.

I know I have a serious buyer when they are willing to go out in the bad weather to look at homes!  Good luck and be safe and most of all, get them under contract on a home they love!

Serious buyers will look whenever they can; but usually it takes a second look to make sure they like the outside! Good point, Will.

I often show properties at night. Both people working during the day requires it because it does not work to wait until weekends for every showing or to ask them to take off during the day. Hope the showings went well.

Cal

You have a great attitude about this Will.  I don't like showing houses at night.  Usually I find either the buyer is too tired or I'm too tired.  Good for you.

Will - dealing with country property in the winter time certainly makes showing in the evenings more difficult and makes our weekends more hectic