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lying around, cold basements that buyers didn't go down to, someone who slipped while walking with those plastic booties, and what dogs have left around...well we won't go there!
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65 Comments on Take Your Shoes Off In Bad Weather?
IN OUR MARLET AREA IT IS CUSTOMARY TO REMOVE SHOES....LOAFERS THAT SLIP ON AND OFF ARE MY MAIN SHOWING SHOE....I TAKE MY SHOES OFF WHEN I ENTER AND ASK BUYERS TO DO SO IF THEY ALREADY HAVEN'T...I DO NOT WEAR SHOES IN MY HOME OR YOURS...
Very sound advice and something that everyone should be aware of. Sellers should be more than happy to provide what I consider a common courtesy to those making an effort to view their property.
Sometimes sellers can really make it hard on themselves. The right buyer is too hard to come by to run them off at the front door.
Debby, Agreed...who wants their dirty feet messing up your floors!
Charita,Having not thought about this before we can understand, but what we couldn't understand is why she wouldn't accomodate once we asked for the chair???
Margaret, It's true a buyer might now think that the place may be too high maintenance!
Brad, It was a simple request...common sense was saying...sure just a minute while I get you one!
Lottie, We did show other houses and we have a 2nd showing this weekend for one of the homes!
Raymond, It would have been nice if she did put out a chair to do it while she had buyers ready, willing, and able at her front door!
Benjamin Realty, Seems that many who have commented here agree with you that they won't show homes that have an advanced notice that shoes must be removed...but at the end of the day, we do try to please our clients and try to accommodate their needs!
Hi guys, Boy that is funny. We have been having snow for what seems like ten years this season. For our listings, we put a basket of blue shoe covers at the front door and ask folks to just slip those over their shoes.
I think that is a good point. Chairs should be made available for people to remove shoes and such.
I bet you were counting on courtesy and common sense.
Larry & Sheila, very good point, great post and thank you for sharing!
Hi Larry & Sheila, I hear your pain. Even here in Ocala, Florida we run into this. I was showing a young lady in a cast and crutches the other day. The seller said she was OK, but I must remove my shoes!
Great point! Bad weather buyers are definitely motivated, and it wouldn't hurt to at least provide a chair for your request, especially if they ask for it. Maybe the booties would have been easier? Probably not with winter boots, though.
Just plain rude...as mentioned above, I wonder if she placed a chair out after you left...
This reminds me of the old proverb:
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
And a sale was lost!
Marte, Different strokes for different folks...
Evelyn, Shoes are much easier to take off, but we were all wearing boots because of the snow, which takes much more effort to get off.
Ruthmarie, We've already seen someone slip with booties on, and boots are so much harder to catch your balance and get them off and then on again!
Judy, It was rude and a BIG mistake.
Craig, That's it, folding chair would have done the trick!
Liane, Oh wow, that should teach us all to keep our shoes on now!
Kimo, ????
Dorte, She missed a ready, willing and able buyer!
Ken, It would have been a small gesture, but the homeowner was rude not injured...
Larry/Marilyn, That's fine, but wearing boots is a difficulty for many.
Gabriel, It was only a common courtesy and nothing else, but the seller let the buyers walk away...
Todd, Too much competition to play this game!
very good point ... or at least provide some booties to put over dirt shoes
Lehel, And having common courtesy to potential buyers will get homeowner's more showings!
To encourage prospects to take off their shoes at the door, they should provide shoe covers or inside slippers to wear. That way, prospects will have an option to go barefoot, wear the indoor slippers or put on the shoe covers.
If the house is "filthy", remember it's the homeowner's dirt and not yours, and they don't want you bringing your dirt into their home.
My house rules are the same -- no one gets in without removing their shoes or putting on shoe covers. If they elect to leave, because they're so offended at the request -- well, that's fine with me.
I've never thought of requesting for a chair to be there but that is a great idea. I've many times struggled, along with my buyer, to remove shoes or hop around as we put the booties on. Removing shoes is common here but not on every home. I'd peresonally rather not do it, but want to respect the seller requesting it. Still, your situation is weird. The homeowner was there and she wouldn't even accomodate a chair. Very strange behavior. -Kasey
Cheryl, The whole point of this was that we were all willing to take off our boots, which was a struggle for some. We will always go along with what a seller requests. It was the attitude of the homeowner had upset our buyers. There's way too much competition to have ready, willing and able buyers walk...
Kasey, Struggling with boots is diffeernt than just taking shoes off. Providing some sort of chair was such an easy solution!
A good stiff boot cleaning rug at the door followed by a good absorbent runner would have done the job without intimidating guests. I agree with these buyers, I would have left and came back in a few months when they were a lot more ready to sell.
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