Should you show your OCCUPIED RENTAL home during a snow storm?
I have a showing of a vacant property for 10A tomorrow - I have front door mats in my car that I always have at property entries so that prospects can scrape their shoes BEFORE they enter the property....great and timely post!
Weather can very very different in different areas. If you live up north, you have snow on the ground for months at a time. But her on the mid-atlantic we get snow from time to time and it doesnt stay long. The real problem with our ares is not the snow, its the ice. When you have snow you can drive and get around, but ice is such a different story. Traction becomes a serious problem and many accidents happen because of people driving too fast or using their brakes. To make things worse, the snow melts and freezes up under the snow... Good news, it usually melts within a day or two.
Should you allow people to view your home during the few days we have snow? After all, you got the carpets cleaned, the staged the house, de-cluttered, broom swept only to have someone with salt, sand, mud, snow walk into your home.
Generally when the weather is bad, buyers dont want to go out and look at homes. They will postpone and that is great. So if they dont cancel you know there is something in their purchase timeline driving them to shop now. So open your home and let them view the house. Put out a towel or something where they can place their shoes. Do what you can to prevent tracking in sand and salt. Keep in mind, during bad weather people like to nest inside.. If you home is warm and comfortable.. the cold wet weather will make people feel like home..
Scott Fogleman
434.941.8847
scott@scottfogleman.com
Witt-Fogleman, Inc
101 Tradewynd Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Keller Williams Realty
Scott Fogleman is a Realtor serving Bedford, VA, Lynchburg, VA, Roanoke, VA, and Smith Mountain Lake, VA. He is licensed in the state of Virginia.
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