When selling your home on the North Shore of Long Island, unless you are going to include your pets in the sale of your house...it's better to make them invisible during showings.
Selling a home is daunting enough without the extra hassle of worrying about how your pet will react, if the potential buyers are pet lovers, and keeping them quiet and away from everyone. Every seller wants the potential buyers to feel comfortable while looking at your home, but some may not spend the extra time to look at it, if a pet is wandering around. Pets make some people uncomfortable. Keep in mind pets are not always predictable. Man's best friend isn't always friendly during the home selling process.
You may think your pets will be perfect during a showing. Well guess again.
Here are a few instances where they were not...
1. Larry showed a couple a condo where the homeowner's were home and their "friendly" little dogs were out on the terrace. The buyer opened the door, and out flung the 2 dogs and one attacked Larry and we had to rush him to the emergency room to have surgery. True story!
2. Very well behaved dogs who stay in their unlocked open cage. They did stay there during the showing, but that didn't stop our buyer from stepping into the doggy "mess" that was not cleaned up. True Story!
3. We were told there was a very calm calico cat that will stay on top of the kitchen cabinet when you enter. Very calm cat ran out the front door as soon as we opened it and we spent more time looking for him then we did looking at the house. True Story!
4. The dog was supposed to be large but friendly and he was to be left in the gated kitchen. Homeowner wasn't home so we knocked on the door first. The dog started barking immediately and the noise we heard sounded like he was trying to escape from the gate. We got back in our car and went on to view the next house. True Story!
They are your pets and may be great for you, but don’t let them get in the way of you selling your North Shore Long Island home.
This Long Island Real Estate Seller Tip is courtesy of Lawrence "Larry" and Sheila Agranoff Real Estate Associate Broker and RE Salesperson 631-805-4400 (c)helping Buyers and Sellers on The North Shore of Long Island.
If your home or condo is listed with another broker, this is not a solicitation of the property
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