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Seller FAQ: Can I Be Present During Showings?

Reblogger Roy Kelley
Industry Observer with Retired

Should the home sellers be present during showings?

Real estate professional Anita Clark provide some sound advice for home sellers.  Don't stay in the home while it is being shown.

Leave that plate of freshly baked cookies and take a walk during the showing.


Original content by Anita Clark anitaclark160@gmail.com

Seller FAQ: Can I Be Present During Showings?

A frequently asked question by many of my sellers is, "Can I Be Present During Showings?". Absolutely, it is your home and you can do whatever you wish. However, WHY would you want to be present when prospective buyers are getting up-close-and-personal with your property? Below are my top 3 reasons why sellers should NOT be present when their home is being shown.

  1. Seller FAQ: Can I Be Present During Showings?You will say too much. The buyers agent is savvy and will pickup on key things you mention which could cost you plenty of $$$ once negotiations start. Also, what may be an innocent statement might be taken in a completely different light by buyers.
  2. It is personal and your feelings may get hurt. What if the buyers dislike the mural you painstakenly painted in little Sally's room? Can you handle hearing your decor is not liked? What if you are told the home has a "funny" smell? If you get defensive the mood changes and buyers will be ready to leave.
  3. Simply put...It is awkward. Buyers need time to check out every nook-and-cranny, talk through what they are seeing, and imagine their family and possessions in the home. With the seller (YOU) tagging along, they may feel rushed or pressured, and will not take the time to see all the home has to offer.

No one knows your home as well as you do, so if you communicate to your Realtor everything you want buyers to know about your house, he/she can put together a packet of information that can be left for potential buyers. This is a good way to show off, point out, or bring tidbits to prospective buyers attention without running into any of the 3 pitfalls above.

Providing sellers with smart real estate advice is one of the many reasons to employ the services of a well qualified Warner Robins Real Estate Professional!

As always, Houston County GA real estate information is brought to you as a courtesy by Anita Clark, your Warner Robins Real Estate Consultant.

When you are ready to sell your Warner Robins home, call me at (478) 960-8055.

 

 

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Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

Comments(5)

Karen Anne Stone
New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Real Estate

My answer to this, and it's probably the same for most Realtors, depending on the custom in the area, is NO.

I tell my sellers that the quickest way to chase away buyers who are looking at your home... is to be present during showings.  They want to look at their own speed, and you being there makes them feel they are being watched.  So again, no sellers during showings.

May 29, 2012 05:40 AM
Rob Lang
At Home Kansas - Shawnee, KS
Local Expert in NE Central Kansas Real Estate Home

It is awkward for sure.  It's easier for a buyer to imagine themselves as the owners without the current owners being there.  Love the plate of fresh cookies, though.  

May 29, 2012 05:42 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much for your comments.  Please be sure to go to the original post with comments that you would like Anita to see.

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May 29, 2012 05:48 AM
Phil Hillerman
Crye-Leike Realtors® - Rogers, AR
Crye-Leike Realtors®

On the whole my buyers hate to have the sellers in the home during the showing.  They feel they can't really look around the home like they want to and end up moving on.  I have had one buyer request a second showing but only if the seller was not present.

 

May 29, 2012 05:49 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Roy~ This is good advice.  We always advise our sellers to leave the house (if they are able to).  

May 29, 2012 06:02 AM