Showing Instructions:  “Please Take Off Shoes, Leave Card, Turn Off All Lights”

It’s a high quality problem to have, to be sure.

But, I knew I’d shown A LOT of houses the other week when, after finishing chatting with Edina Title’s Richelle Pikala in her office, I reflexively turned off her overhead light on the way out.

Force of Habit

If you didn’t know, Buyers’ agents are often charged with turning off the lights in a home they’ve just showed.

Multiply two dozen or so showings  x 15 lights average per home, and I estimate that I conservatively turned off over 300 lights already that week.

I was quick to explain that to Richelle, who didn’t take it personally. 🙂

See also, “What Loan Program is ‘The Bachelorette?'”

About the author

Ross Kaplan has 19+ years experience selling real estate all over the Twin Cities. He is also a 12-time consecutive "Super Real Estate Agent," as determined by Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Magazine. Prior to becoming a Realtor, Ross was an attorney (corporate law), CPA, and entrepreneur. He holds an economics degree from Stanford.

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