CHAPTER 3 Not Living in Your Home our Home Makes It Easier to Sell o Sell
Some real estate professionals profess that it is 10 times easier to sell a house the seller is not currently living in than an owner- occupied home. For instance, buyer-agent showings may be increased. It is more efficient for real estate agents’ schedules to show unoccupied homes. If they have 20 homes to show and 5 are occupied, they may show the vacant homes first — or only — because it is easier. They do not have to call and make an appointment. They can arrange with seller or seller’s agent to go to the home and access it via the lockbox. Also, a homeowner is not interrupted at inopportune times to show the home. A seller doesn’t have to go to a neighbor’s place, go to the store, or lurk about the house while buyers are looking.
Further, the seller is not under continual pressure to keep the
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