Would you show a home for sale at 6:00 AM?

I showed a restaurant at 6am, because we had to do it before they opened. 

I think it's great your sellers were supportive of you doing this. I hope this buyer uses you for his agent, and you find him the perfect home. 

Good luck is right!  Excellent that you were available and took the time to show it!

Ugh. I'm not an agent any more so don't have to decide, but I suppose under the same circumstances, I'd have propped some toothpicks in my eyelids and gone ahead.

You do go above and beyond, and I applaud you! 

A number of years ago we had just wrapped up a sales meeting about 9pm and the office phone rang. Buyer wants to see one of my listings in about a half hour.

Hummmmm.......seller has two small children I'm sure already in bed. Buyer said not a problem he knows the floor plan just needs to see the condition before he leaves on a business trip the next morning. I called the seller and explained the circumstances and told them it only takes one and he may be it.

They agreed and we met the buyer at about 10pm. He took about a 10 min tour, walked out the door and asked if we had an assumption letter from the bank. we did and he said lets go to your office and write it up. Presented the next day.  A couple of minor counters and sold. We presented one of the counters to him at his office in a dicey part of town at mid-night when he got back from his short trip. He was a mall developer buying it for his girl friend and doing trips back and forth to a project a couple hundred miles from us. We had to work to his schedule. 

Always use that example with FSBO's "Mr and Mrs Seller are you prepared to show your home to a prospective buyer at 10pm?" 

Sun isn't up here at 6 am. Nope. Not in an occupied home for sure.

Dear Scott,

If it works for everyone involved, I would make the effort on an exceptional basis. Otherwise, I have learned to work only between 9 & 9 outside the house. Gotta answer those emails & do your laundry at some point, right?

Hi Scott,

I absolutely would, in circumstances you described, for the same reasons you did! Congratulations on your excellent job in helping a seller and buyer put together their transaction! :-)

Congratulations on being under contract!  I will show any time it is daylight.  

My first thought when I read the teaser was "it depends". Your description of the process you followed suits me to a T, and I'm glad your seller recognized your comitment to creating as many opportunities to sell as possible. Congratulations!

Glad to hear you were able to get the qualified buyer in for a showing and they got an accepted offer!  That's how it's done.

Some agents will do anything to close on an opportunity, while others won't. The agents that won't accommodate a prospect are fearless, confident and have a business plan and client profile, so, isn't concerned about any opportunity which does not conform to their business plan. 

Hi Scott,

I would say sure as long as the seller is willing to let us in at that time. I would mention that it would be better to see it in the daylight (depending on the time of the year).

Hi Scott: That's a first. He gave you very solid reasons. Assuming he works weekends also. He sounds like he is motivated and your fortunate to have cooperative sellers. It's no longer light out at 6am. Glad it worked out. 

Scott, I have shown property at 6AM and as late as Midnight. My buyers in all  cases have closed on the properties. 

good for you! I am going to a closing at 8 am in Reston - it will take me at least an hour - maybe an hour and a half to get there but whatever it takes! 

Absolutemente! But the problem with that in Sacramento is our SUPRA lockboxes are programmed automatically to open at 8 AM. Been there and done that before, making the seller get out of bed and come over to let me inside. Duh. Did not occur to me to call the day before and ask the agent to reprogram SUPRA for me. Or go get the key the night before. Handy thing to remember.