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What Should I Know
Question: What Else Should I Know?
Answer: Once your home is available to be shown strive to keep it in
tip-top shape. This will require a lot of effort on your part, but you want
buyers to feel welcomed and not turned off by unmade beds, cluttered floors, and
grungy bathrooms. Realize, too, that your life will be temporarily
inconvenienced. When an agent - yours as well as others - calls wishing to bring
a buyer to see the home at the last minute or on the same day, respond
favorably. Remember your goal is to get the home sold, and that can only be
accomplished if people get to see it. Flexibility is the key to a quick sale.
Plan not to be present when buyers pass through. It is awkward and unsettling
for them to have the owners present. If you cannot leave, sit in the backyard.
But do not attempt to have conversations with the buyer. Speak only when spoken
to; be brief and polite. Finally, pay special attention to pets, particularly
dogs. They can be intimidating. Put them on a leash and in the backyard. Better
yet, when possible, take them with you. And be keen to pet odors. They can turn
buyers away. |
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