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. Statistically, only about 7% of people that visit an open house the first time will put in an offer to buy that home right then and there. That means 93% probably won't buy your home during the open house or private tour. The home will be shown to many more uninterested buyers than interested buyers. How many times will you have to show your home? Some buyers look at up 20 - 40 homes online and only a few in person before they make an offer. Just a few decades ago realtors used to drive buyers to 3 or 4 properties that they picked to purchase. More information, more choices, more technology, and flexibility in work and school choices make for a more complicated home search. 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, some are your neighbors or their bored relatives. 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.
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