about or dog hair on the sofa. The dishes should always be done and the kitchen sparkling. The pressure of showing to everyone even mildly interested in looking (not necessarily buying) may come from the idea that the more your home is seen, the more quickly and easily your home will sell. Many real estate agents provide their clients with dozens of homes to consider without a clear picture of what the buyer wants. Low-interest traffic can be heavy and a burden on the seller’s time, energy, and resources. Since a showing can take an hour or even hours out of your day, finding an interested buyer is what matters most. The home will be shown to many more uninterested buyers than interested buyers. How many times will you have to show your home? In an ideal world, your property would be shown to serious buyers only. However, many “Sunday afternoon window shoppers” exist in the real estate business. That said, you shouldn’t waste your time trying to appeal to uninterested buyers. This is where planning, organizing, and the professional help of a qualified real estate agent enables you to handle even the most intimidating tasks without wasting efforts. For Columbus area homes in the most competitive price range, it might be your best option to just plan on being out of the house the first weekend the home is on the market (at least during the day!). That way, showings can be scheduled without needing to ask you and you don't need to worry about the kids making a mess between showings. Thankfully, we can do things to increase the number of interested buyers who can see the home in that first weekend and decrease showings to those who are just curious. In the end, getting more buyers to see your home means more offers and more offers means getting the highest price possible for your home!
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