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Yes, Your Kitty is Cute But Still a Distraction!
Yes, Your Kitty is Cute But Still a Distraction. We have all shown the house that had the adorable pet that stayed during the showing simply because it wasn't mean so why move it. Someitmes no matter how much we beg and plead sellers don't get the whole "Distraction" thing. Basically if my Buyer is looking at you cudley pet, they are NOT looking at your house. Soooo....if you are selling pets, Nice Job!!!! but if you are selling a home in a tough market, You blew it!.
Case in point. I showed three cottages to clients a couple weeks ago. The last house had an adorable kitten. It would follow us around and my buyer could not stop playing with it. Once we got back to the office to go over our showings and device a plan to continue, I asked how she had liked the hot tub in the third house? She looked at me like a deer in headlights and said "there was a hot tub?" Yes, we stood next to it while you....wait for it....PLAYED WITH THE KITTEN!. Of course if she hadn't noticed the hot tub she had missed out on the vaulted ceilings and the ... more

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