are on the market it only proves that the serious buyers are going to work with a broker. This means the average owner spends 24-40 hours of his/her life showing their home. It can easily take 80-120 hours to complete the process. Many homeowners will jump at the chance to show their home to anyone and everyone. When a buyer calls, they drop everything. This reactive approach is a major reason that it takes them anywhere from 8–30 showings to find the right buyer! The process could literally consume your life. Over time, stress begins to build. Not just on you. Repeated showings are stressful on your entire family. It gets worse, as casual buyers continue strolling through and walking away undecided. Do you have children? Pets? Showings cause chaos in their lives! Kids are rushed off to a friend’s house or whisked away to the park. Toddlers are parked in a playpen so you can begin the last- minute 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 showings or even while you clean the house. The poor pooch is cooped up for hours every time a buyer wants to stop by. Children and pets do not like chaos. They might start misbehaving or need extra attention to counter the stress. At the same time, 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 are going through all this stress to prepare for
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