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NO SHOW SHOWINGS ..... NO CALL EITHER! ARGH!
Thank you, John Occhi for this Blog:  Pet Peeve: Don't Show Showings
When I was responding to John's blog, the light bulb went off!  This would be a great blog and maybe those in our area that are guilty of this will re-think how it affects a Seller.
Here's my (well, my Seller's story):
I received a call from our front desk requesting a "last minute" showing on a listing of mine.  Joe Agent had an out of town Buyer and wanted to schedule the showing with 3 hours notice.  I called the seller and he agrees to allow the showing,.  Mr. Seller leaves work and goes home to prepare his home for the showing (taking 2 hours to clean - single guy!).
Later that day, when he gets home from work, he realizes that they never showed up.  He called me.  I called the Joe Agent and Joe Agent says.  "Oh, sorry, we just never got there!  We could drive over now.  Would that be ok?"
Hmmmmm  I call Mr. Seller (who is already peeved) and he, reluctantly, agrees.  "Tell them to give me 15 minutes".
Get this....the Buyers and "Joe Agent" (I say this lightly) show up 5 minutes later.  Mr. Seller hasn't even left yet, and I hadn't ... more

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