Let’s talk about showings for your home for sale and the home showings that may or may not occur. I am frustrated with the lack of professionalism by some REALTORS. Not all, just a few. And I am not the only one who is frustrated. I am sure that it is the behavior of these agents that give those of us that work hard to facilitate every showing and keep home owners informed a bad name.

Are you considering selling your WNY home? Here are a few things you need to understand. Those REALTORS that are working with buyers have a lot to do. First off they have to qualify their clients, then select properties that:

1. Their clients can afford
2. That has the features they desire
3. Deal with people that may not be completely honest
4. Difficulty in scheduling appointments with Listing Agents

There are times that these agents are faced with trying to schedule last minute appointments and are meet with resistance. But as a home seller you need to be aware that it is not always the agent’s fault. Some times their buyers just have bad manners!  I have a system in place to make sure that if someone wants to show a property last minute they can.

What Happens at Home Showings?

Life happens while you are making plans, things like:

• They drive up with clients and they don’t want to go in
• There is a sign in a yard that wasn’t listed on the MLS before you went out
• Criteria changes and the agent knows of a home that would be perfect
• The previous showing ran late, and the agent is running late
  • perhaps the showing agent was late
  • they were running late
  • poor scheduling
• The agent may have notified the showing agent about a delay but the agent fails to notify you

Now here is something you need to know about. Sometimes agents make it impossible for agents to see a property. I constantly run into situations that I call to set an appointment and the agent does not get back to me. As I write this on Thursday, I have a home that I called on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to get into. We will not be able to see it because the instructions say 24 hour notice required. The agent hasn’t bothered to return my phone call. I have an interested buyer and I cannot get the agent to call me back to confirm an appointment. I understand last minute not being able to reach but three days prior?

Before you decide to list your home with an agent, you should test and see how they handle showings. This is how you showings are going to be handled. Make sure that you see how they handle requests.

Selection of Homes For Sale

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All statistics are gathered from the Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS®.

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