Well, 3 showings on Saturday is good, but none for Sunday. Oh well. It’s tough to know what is normal without the connections of a [tag]real estate agent[/tag] who goes into her [tag]realtor[/tag] office every day and hears things like “I didn’t schedule any showings this weekend,” from a lot of brokers and then knows that it was just a slow weekend. Or, maybe the opposite (yikes!). Monday should be a total washout. Not only is it Monday, but it is supposed to snow as well. I’d complain and talk about how unusual it is, but it really isn’t. We always end up getting one “late” snowstorm every year. The good news is that the leaves aren’t really coming in yet on any of the trees so we shouldn’t have to worry about breakage.
Let’s talk home presentation. Everyone talks about [tag]curb appeal[/tag]. It matters, a lot, but inside matters even more.
Ever read a newspaper article where someone is suing a company for misleading them? The company always says something like “we disclosed all the information to the client” as their defense. Want to see it in action? Countrywide Home Loans recently sent a client some unsolicited mail (i.e. junk mail) in which they offered a No closing cot Refi! At the top in big letters on a stand-out blue background it says:
It’s Monday and no showings. That is to be expected. Most [tag]realtors[/tag] end up working both Saturday and Sunday so they take Monday off which isn’t a very popular day with clients for showings.
Saturday and we’ve ended up with 5 showings. Not bad for a first weekend on the market considering how things are going in [tag]real estate[/tag] right now and the fact that it is still early April. Actually we weren’t really looking at selling in April but it was important for us to get out there first to help set the price in our market. Here is how to handle showings when you are [tag]selling your own home[/tag].