Why be flexible for buyers to see your home in London Ontario is important. Have you considered how and when buyers will see your home?
If possible, schedule showings in the same way that most homes in your area do. This may be by special appointment or by a lockbox system.
Remember that this will be the buyer’s first contact with your home, and it should set a positive tone.
Make the buyer and their Realtor feel welcome. Be as flexible on timing as possible. The buyer may be viewing many homes over a large area. (The average buyer sees 4-9 homes before making a decision)
While having people traipsing through your place can be inconvenient or disruptive, keep in mind, that if a qualified buyer is willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on your home, be flexible.
Why?
Would you go elsewhere if you wanted to buy a car on a Thursday afternoon but one of the dealerships was closed? Or, are you in London with your family for the weekend only, and you cannot see some homes because the home seller is too busy or tired? ( True story: a $750,000 house, and the seller was too busy and had no time to keep the house tidy!) By the way, that house did sell eventually, one month later, for $709,900!
I recall instances where the seller was hostile and demanded to know why we were 5 minutes late. Last weekend my clients and I got to a house that we had made an appointment to see (11:30 AM to 12), and we arrived at 11:55 AM. The man in the house ranted and raved that we were disrupting his day and yadda, yadda! We left, never even getting past the screen door. By the way, the house had been on the market for 51 days! Hmmmmm! I wonder why?
Many people are reluctant to intrude or bother other people. Remember that the decision to buy a home can be emotional and stressful. You will most likely feel the same way when selling your home.
As a home seller, you do not have to go overboard, be flexible; that next buyer could be the one!