One Showing ” or Two? If Sellers were OK with it ” and Realtors’ “smart” keys worked then ” it would be possible to show homes in late June in Minnesota between 9 and 10 p.m. After all, the sun sets after 9 p.m. on June 21, and twilight lingers almost till ten. Unfortunately (or maybe not...Read More
Guilty Until Proven Innocent? How do you know a would-be home seller has just suffered a rash of cancellations and no-shows? Their agent (known as the listing agent) grills the next couple Buyer’s agents trying to show the property. That can be by email, voicemail, text or even by requiring a “chaperoned showing”: that is,...Read More
No, it’s not what I put in the showing feedback I sent the listing agent. But, I just showed a (very) dated Minnetonka townhome that suffered from what I’ll call “the 3 Deadly ‘L’s”: —Laminate countertops; —Linoleum floors; —And Lots of it . . . And while it’s certainly possible to discount the price sufficiently to...Read More
“Dear Seller: About That Restrictive Showing Time Window . . “ Sellers won’t like to hear this, but there’s a double standard when it comes to accommodating showing requests. Namely, if a legitimate Buyer can only see your home after 7 p.m. in the evening — you try to accommodate them. However, as a Seller,...Read More
Spying on the Buyer, or “Electronic Chaperones?” Every breath you take Every move you make Every vase you break* Every step you take I’ll be watching you –Sting; lyrics, “Every Breath You Take” Frankly, I’m surprised that it took until late 2011 to hear about it: a (creeped-out) colleague reporting that the home she just showed...Read More
