Viewing A Property

Why Is A Showing Appointment Needed At All?

by Edward Sorensen June 1, 2010

Why do we insist on setting showing appointments for the home owner(s) who have hired us to help them sell their homes? Primarily, it’s a safety issue. We don’t want to put our home owner(s) into a position of having someone claiming to be a buyer or a real estate agent to walk up to [...]

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Why Are Showing Appointments Made A Minimum Of 24 Hours In Advance?

by Edward Sorensen June 1, 2010

There are several reasons why we don’t schedule showing appointments less than 24 hours in advance. Scheduling an appointment 24 hours in advance gives all parties involved enough time to confirm that showing appointment will occur at the time requested with the least amount of confusion and last minute changes. Scheduling an appointment 24 hours [...]

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Why Are Showing Appointments Made A Maximum Of 48 Hours In Advance?

by Edward Sorensen June 1, 2010

We sometimes get a request like this: “Can I see this house two weeks from next Wednesday?” The answer is “no”. That is to say, you can’t make an appointment today to see a house we have listed two weeks from now. There are several reasons why we don’t schedule showing appointments more than 48 [...]

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Showing Instructions For Occupied Properties

by Edward Sorensen June 1, 2010

We strongly recommend occupants, while a property is for sale, to never answer the door to allow entry or to speak to unknown persons to ensure no one posing as an agent or buyer is allowed access the property for nefarious purposes. At no time will an occupied property be shown without an appointment confirmed [...]

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Showing Instructions For Unoccupied Properties

by Edward Sorensen June 1, 2010

Unoccupied properties may be shown by other real estate agents at any time without an appointment. However, unoccupied properties may have the power turned off, and, for safety reasons, we recommend that unoccupied properties only be shown during daylight hours.

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