Showing Your Home
After you have prepared your home for the showing, it is
time to have the Purchasers view your home.
There are many different procedures available when showing
your home. Let Michael discuss with you the best method for
your home.
General Procedure:
| 1) |
Michael gets a call from a potential Purchaser
or their realtor. They request a time and day to view
your home. |
| 2) |
Michael contacts you to confirm if that
time is convenient for you. |
| 3) |
The Purchasers view your home at the mutually
convenient time. |
When showing your home, here are some different options and
their benefits.
| a) |
Nobody is home:
This is the situation where your home is on lock box.
A Lock Box is a like a mini safe, which is locked on to
an immovable object at your home. In the lock box is a
key to your home. Only realtors can access the key with
their special key pad and special passwords. This means
the purchaser and their realtor arrive at your home and
the house is empty. Then the purchaser and their realtor
are free to take their time and have a thorough look through
your home.
Pros: Many purchaser
like this situation because they are free to see the house
at their own pace without the pressures of the sellers
or the seller's realtor.
Cons: Nobody there
to answer any possible questions the purchasers may have.
Concerns about security. Have to vacate your home for
a short period of time. |
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| b) |
Seller is home:
This situation is when you are at home when the purchasers
come to view your home. Michael may be with you as well.
Pros: You know your
home better than anybody. You can point out the positive
points of your home and answer any questions they may
have.
Cons: Some seller's
find it uncomfortable talking to potential purchasers. |
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| c) |
Seller is not home, Michael shows your home:
This situation you vacate your home for a short period
of time and have Michael show your home.
Pros: Michael is there
to point out the positive features of your home and answer
any questions they may have.
Cons: Have to vacate
your home for a short period of time. |
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| d) |
Open House:
This situation you vacate your home for a few hours and
have Michael hold an open house.
Pros: Many purchasers
like going through an open house. May attract some unexpected
purchasers
Cons: Open Houses
attract many "lookers" which means they are
there just to see the house and have no intention of purchasing.
Security concerns |
Everybody's situation and preferences are different. Discuss
with Michael the best situation(s) for you.
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