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Top 10 Most Interesting Showing Instructions

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Real Estate Agent with NextHome Specialists

Okay, so I'm going back to Monday for the Top 10...Tuesday just doesn't feel right!

Today's Top 10 was written with the help of my special "guest blogger" Thea Anderson, also with AgentOwned Realty of Park Circle ;-)

Top 10 Most Interesting Showing Instructions

1.    No matter what the bird says, don't let him out of the cage!

2.    Please call an hour ahead of arrival so seller can take meds.

3.    If dog is foaming at the mouth, please give a treat, located on kitchen counter...

4.    Seller requests no showings between hours of 12-3pm; exceptions may be made if soap operas do not air due to a holiday.

5.    Please do not come within 3 feet of Marilyn Monroe shrine.

6.    Jiggle key twice in top lock, while kicking the bottom of the door and turning doorknob to the left 3 times...if that fails, the kitchen window is unlocked.

7.    Do not touch 5000 piece puzzle on dining room table - family competition for home sale proceeds at stake.

8.    All showing requests must be accompanied by a preapproval letter, 2 months of bank statements, and employment verification.

9.    Please remove shoes, attach plastic bags around feet with rubber bands, put on face masks, and use antibacterial hand wipes before touring home...all required items are on table near front door.

10. Seller in process of exorcising home; please pick up keys and complimentary rosary beads at listing office.

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Emily Shapiro, Realtor®

Carolina One Real Estate

900 Main Street

Summerville, SC 29483

Mobile 843.442.3330

www.EmilyShapiro.com  

 

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Eileen Hsu
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

LOVE #10! In our market place in Manhattan New York we do not have lock boxes and we have to show every single time when a buyer's agent request an appointment. So, you can imagine all the showing schedule and instructions!

Jul 13, 2009 08:04 AM
Hank Williams
Keller Williams Realty - Charlotte, NC

Very clever!

Jul 13, 2009 08:14 AM
Dan Quinn
The Eric Steart Group of Long & Foster Real Estate - Silver Spring, MD
Dan Quinn

I've had to do #6 many times!  Never had anybody write it out for me though...oh, and I've never used the kitchen window - well, maybe once!

Jul 13, 2009 08:19 AM
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Emily - It's funny how sometimes I call for a showing, and the seller says the home cannot be shown during the day, or on weekends.  Well, in the wintertime, it gets dark by 4pm, so if there are no showings available during the day or on weekends, you are showing the home with a flashlight.  Sometimes you wonder how a home ever gets shown, let alone sold.

Jul 13, 2009 08:23 AM
Emily Shapiro
NextHome Specialists - Charleston, SC
Exceptional Personal Service

Eileen - I never realized that some markets don't have lock boxes...that definitely adds some more stress to the job!

Dan - I won't tell anyone ;-)

Troy - I hear ya!

Jul 13, 2009 01:16 PM
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

I'm happy to say that we have never needed to include any of these in the Showing Instructions for our listings!

Nov 08, 2010 11:16 PM