The point we always make at Key Realty is - if we can't show the house, we cannot sell it. Not every buyer is local; if you're not ready, the opportunity may be lost forever. So, keeping your home in pristine showing condition for impromptu visitor, because the perfect prospect might just drop in at dinnertime. SUCCESSFUL, EFFICIENT SHOWINGS & CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD BE UNSEEN, UNHEARD Let’s make the showings as productive and safe as possible. Cute children and pets are distractions for potential buyers, therefore affecting the buyer’s experience of your home. Plan for your children to be elsewhere and your pets to be crated or leashed. Limit distractions by making sure toys are organized and put up and there isn’t dog dust bunnies lying about. Clean, fresh and spacious is the goal. Empty off counter tops and put dishes away. Keep the kitchen and baths sparkling. The pressure of showing to everyone (even those mildly interested in the property) may come from the idea that the more a property is seen, the more quickly and easily a property will sell. Many real estate agents provide their clients with dozens of homes to consider without first having a clear picture of what the buyer really wants. Low-interest traffic can be a burden on the seller’s time, energy, and resources. So here is what I suggest. Since a showing can take an hour or even hours out of your day, finding an interested buyer is what matters most. The home may be seen by more buyers who turn out to be uninterested than to interested buyers. It's unfortunatly part of the process. For buyers it's a process of elimination. But how many times will you have to show your home? In an ideal world, your property would be shown to serious buyers only. The best buyer is a pre-qualified buyer who may have driven
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