AFY Godwin Sekyere - FSBO V2

CHAPTER 7

SHOWING YOUR HOME WHILE SELLING IT YOURSELF There are multiple steps you can take to ensure success in showing your home, while also taking into account your safety at all times. YOUR SAFETY WHILE SHOWING YOUR HOME

Protecting yourself and your home during a showing is a serious issue. There have been cases in the past where sellers have been harmed and conspired against while showing their homes or after the showings are completed. After all, there’s no better way to scope out a home for a burglary than by having the owner themselves show you around and explain all of the home’s security features, where all its doors and windows are, and when they’ll be home! There are, however, ways to ensure that you and your home remain safe. MINIMIZE RANDOM DROP-INS

If you have a “For Sale” sign up in your yard, ensure that “Showings by Appointment Only” is listed on it with your phone number or your agent’s phone number. This will help to keep random people passing by your home from trying to come inside and inquire about the sale. If they call you or your agent about the sale, you will have time to look into them and speak to them over the phone, instead of a first-time face-to-face interaction right away. However, be ready for people who will come up and knock on your door regardless of the sign you posted. Before you allow them into your home, ensure that you speak to them for more than five minutes. If your gut instincts give you a warning against them, do not let them in. If you are home alone, do not let random drop-ins come in no matter what.

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