of engaging a real estate agent, is that in the process of selling your house, you’ll spend an incredible amount of time showing it to potential buyers. Unfortunately, many of them aren’t interested in buying your home and this could be a huge waste of your time. Most owners show their home at least 8 to 10 times before making a sale. Sometimes more than 30 times! The average homeowner spends 24 to 40 hours showing their home. It can easily take 80 to 120 hours to complete the process. FSBO homeowners jump at the chance to show their home to anyone and everyone. When a buyer calls, they drop everything. This reactive approach is a big reason it takes them anywhere from 8 to 30 showings to find the right buyer. The process can consume you. Over time, stress begins to build. Not just on you. Repeated showings are stressful for your entire family. It gets worse, as casual buyers continue strolling through and walking away, undecided. Do you have children? Pets? Showings create chaos in their lives, too! Kids are quickly rushed off to a friend’s or family member’s house or whisked away to the park. Toddlers are parked in a playpen so you can begin the hurried cleaning process. Maybe your pet gets locked in a crate, sent to the basement, or tied up in the yard. Your dog can’t run around during the showing or even while you clean house. The poor pooch is stressed and cooped-up for hours every time a buyer wants to stop by. Children and pets don’t do well with chaos. The house needs to be spotless from top to bottom. Someone has to rush around frantically cleaning and organizing every time a buyer calls. Chances are, you’re going through all this stress to prepare for someone who was never serious about buying in the first place.
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