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I guess it's just me...I know when I want to look at houses I try to be accommodative and thoughtful of the other person. I'm also like this with any other business, I do not go into a business right as they are opening up because I realize the staff need to get settled just as the same as I do not go into a business 5 minutes before they close. I realize we live in a "me" society and that when it comes to sales anything goes to make a sale.
I appreciate the comments and you all are right- I want a sale and if this is when then this when.
Out here weekend showings start at 9am. Sometimes you will get an 8:30 request, but that is rare.
Considerate goes many ways. Sellers, buyers, and agents. Weekends are usually high demand times for agents so if they don't start until 10, it pushes their day out even longer, and means they might not be able to get a showing in.
You never really know the situation, what if the buyers had flown in from out of town and want to see your house before they catch a flight back at lunch on Sunday?
Once my house sells, I will be a buyer who will have to fly to another state to view houses and do so within a couple days before returning here. Depending on the time, some of my showings may not be able to be the most convenient times for the buyers.
If the goal is to get the house sold there is no obnoxious time.
My house went on the market on a Thursday night. By Friday afternoon there were 3 showings booked for Saturday starting at 9am and another for Sunday at 9am. As the weekend progressed, we ended up having 12 showings over the weekend, some on very short notice. I told my agent it was like having a 48 hour long open house! I was in and out if the house all weekend, tidying things up between showings. BUT, we had an offer in hand Sunday afternoon and continued negotiations throughout Sunday evening. We finally sealed the deal at 10pm Sunday night!
What I did find obnoxious was the people that kept me waiting down the street and made themselves at home for 90 minutes. I could tell they used the bathroom, sat around the kitchen table and enjoyed the living room furniture. Then gave feedback that the house was not what they were looking for.
I wouldn't have an issue with it if I was the seller. I would assume it was the only time the potential buyer had available, PLUS it would allow me more "prep" time to prepare for the showing ( the night before ). I would be annoyed if they were a "no show"
Obnoxious to whom? If it's okay with the buyer, the seller and the agent, why would it be obnoxious? I'm not an early riser so I would neither view a house then nor allow my house to be shown then except for a very good reason.
Thanks for all the comments- you all made me understand this but yes I will not be happy if this is a no show. Selling a house is a miserable experience unless of course your house sells immediately. I just want a contract so the showings will cease and I can move on to the next step.
Just frustrating when the house shows well and some agents have said house is priced fair & others say over-priced given the issues the house has & yet no offer's. I've discovered that pricing is a mere guessing game and you fumble your way along to discover where the market it.
I like vacant houses, as a listing agent or as a buyers' agent, and as a seller or as a buyer.
These questions just never arise.
After unsuccessfully trying to sell my house for 4 months while I was living in it, back in 2010, this year I tried again and decided to move OUT while it was for sale. I moved out on July 1st, had it professionally cleaned, put it on the market empty and clean, and half a week later it was under contract. Quick and easy, and I never had to change my plans to show my house.
I was worried that it might seem too bleak, plain, and sterile that way but it worked. Maybe it was the market? Or maybe it was because it was empty. Anyway, it was wonderful to not have to live in a showplace for months.
My house "shows well" because of the furnishings- this house has to be staged. After my experience of someone leaving my bathroom faucet on after a showing I would still need to be near by to check on the house after showings. I'm wanting to move to another state so the only thing holding this up is selling this house. Got another showing tomorrow from 12-12:15 (a much more reasonable time) so hopefully it will be "the one" for whoever is looking.
I guess it's just me...I know when I want to look at houses I try to be accommodative and thoughtful of the other person. I'm also like this with any other business, I do not go into a business right as they are opening up because I realize the staff need to get settled just as the same as I do not go into a business 5 minutes before they close. I realize we live in a "me" society and that when it comes to sales anything goes to make a sale.
I appreciate the comments and you all are right- I want a sale and if this is when then this when.
they asked for an appointment 2 whole days before, so the answer is NO. As others have noted, if 9 am Sunday is truly inconvenient for you, then decline it and ask for a them to come back at a later time.
The idea that you wouldn't enter a business until either after they've been opened a certain period of time is laughable - the employees have been there more than 5 minutes. Not wanting to "hold them late" - that I get and it's quite kind of you. I try to do the same, but remember, they are their to serve you. And what takes an hour anywhere with posted hours?
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