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11 Comments on Instead of Shoe Covers, Maybe We Need These....
Michael you are so right...I was once with a buyer in Pacific Palisades and it took us three visits to see all the rooms. Some days the owners had guests sleeping in one room...than we had the children sleeping in the other room....I could go on and on . It was a huge challenge!
How can anyone feel comfortable buying a home when they haven't seen the entire thing?
Good morning Michael -
A couple of weeks back Debbie and I were checking out a home. At the entrance she opens the coat closet door and sure enough a ton of stuff fell out. Checked out two of the four bedrooms the other two were off limits due to messiness. Really? Duhhh... how could it get any worse! It did and we left feeling flustered and shaking our heads.
Michael,
I tell my Buyer's to open everything....all doors and cupboards are fair game....if we come to too many obstacles then the warning bells go off loud and clear.
Hi Michael - We see this mostly with tenant-occupied properties, and always wonder what's in this closed off rooms that we're not allowed in. I don't remember ever having a buyer want to pursue one of those homes any further, either.
Hi Endre -- three visits -- I can't imagine buyers wanting to return after the first visit -- it must have been pretty special beyond the mystery of closed doors.
Good morning Roger -- I don't think they can feel comfortable. It's actually kinda icky - as in, what else is being hidden or not being disclosed?
Hey John -- totally unacceptable! What were they thinking? And where was their professional representation --makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Dan -- I certainly let my sellers know this as well -- it is best to know it is going to happen in advance.
Dick -- tenant occupied properties offer a certain challenge at times. I'm with you when it comes that homes in this type of condition ever make a buyer's short list of homes they are considering.
I have had rooms off limits only about three times. And, it was always a very odd situation. Don't make that mistake. Buyers want to see the whole house. Smart post, Michael.
Suzanne -- if you place a home on the market --- what's the point of closing off entire rooms from buyers? It simply doesn't make sense from a marketing viewpoint let alone logically.
I've had that happen a few times where one of the bedroom doors is locked and we can't see it. Unlikely someone is going to buy a house if they weren't able to see the entire thing.
Stacey-Ann -- it just doesn't make sense to have a home on the market for sale and not be able to really "see" the entire home.
I was going to reblog this for you, but sadly I can't. I thought it made good sense to repeat it.