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"OPEN MOUTH, INSERT FOOT ..."
The door bell rings, you grasp the knob, and throw one last glance around. As your daughter quickly puts the vacuum cleaner away, you open the door with a big smile. There stands an agent and prospective buyers.
" Hi! ... How are you?......
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Your house is on the market, and you're a motivated owner. Translation: you REALLY want to sell. Because you have instructed your Realtor to: "Show me the Buyers!", you are getting a ton of showings. Prospective homeowners arrive on your doorstep with a moments notice.
In...
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When your home is on the market, must you show it to anyone who knocks? - - - Not a bit.
You can't screen out buyers just because they belong to classes protected under fair housing laws (and of course we know you wouldn't want to) -- race, religion, children, disability...
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Why not be there when the agent is showing your home? I could give you dozens of reasons!
First off, house-hunting is hard work. Buyers want to concentrate on the property, without stopping to relate to you. Falling in love with a house is like falling in love with a...
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Occasionally, a letter arrives from a reader of my syndicated column, asking for full instructions on how to sell a house without using a broker -- return envelope enclosed for my reply.
But when someone asked Louis Armstrong for a definition of jazz, he answered "If you...
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Tired of having THIS conversation with your listing agent?
Agent: "Those people who went through your house the other day decided to buy a different property. Their agent said that they liked your house, but it just wasn't what they were looking for."
Seller:"Wait a m
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