Be Safe
A potential buyer calls, we're motivated, he wants to meet at the house - do we jump in the car and meet him at the house?
Be safe.
In this market we may tend to forget our processes. Meet your new client at the office first. Let your office know where you'll be. If you do meet a previously unknown client at a home, keep your car keys with you in your hands and use the security alarm if you feel threatened. Wait at the front door at a vacant home and let the buyer go in and take a look without you.
I don't encourage open houses for clients who still occupy the home - you're letting strangers who haven't been "vetted" by a Realtor to enter your home. Would you open your door to strangers to walk through your home at any other time?
Just some thoughts. .. We're entering rough times, and it's a good time to take a moment and think about what we are doing.
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