Even In Two Very Different Locations, Some Things in Real Estate Remain True
This past Sunday at my Open House, I was speaking to a gentleman who was visiting from Great Britain.
He accompanied family members who now live in California and who saw my listing online.
In the course of our conversation he told me he was in the process of selling his home in Lewes, East Sussex. It was built in the 1500s with obvious improvements made over time -- can you imagine how different homes were 500 years ago? He has owned it for about 45 years or so...click on the link above -- it has a pretty interesting history. I asked how he felt the home selling process was going so far….he told me he had one concern:
I don’t know why but my estate agent tells me to make myself scarce when any potential buyer is coming to view the home.
I told him I tell my seller clients the same thing.
He asked me why(not sure why he hadn’t asked his agent) and I told him buyers and their agent typically like to view a home on their own time frame while feeling free to comment to each other about the features of a property that may or may not work best for their needs. Having a seller in attendance may work against a sale. Let the agents do their job and have some fun away from home while it's being shown.
Oh, that makes sense.
In real estate forums we often read and discuss how location can make a difference in how real estate is handled but in this particular case --- our two countries seem to be in agreement.
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Even In Two Very Different Locations, Some Things in Real Estate Remain True
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