Showing Your House For Sale

• CAN YOU SEE THE LIGHT?  Illumination in your home can be the "welcome sign" for every prospect.  Turn on all of the exterior and interior lights--including the accent and picture lights when showing your home at night.
   
• AVOID CROWDS.  Potential buyers will feel like an intruder and want to hurry through the inspection of your house if there are too many people around.  Send the kids over to a neighbors or take them down to the ice cream store when the real estate agent shows your house.
   
• SILENCE IS GOLDEN.  When showing your house, turn down, or off, radios or television sets.  Let the sales person and buyers talk freely without having to yell over the noise of a blaring radio
   
• PUT FIDO OUTSIDE.  Dog may be man's best friend, but not when showing your house. Keep all pets out of the way and not underfoot.
   
• THIS IS NOT A SOCIAL CALL.  Be courteous and friendly, but don't try to force conversation with potential buyers.  They are there to inspect your house, not to be social.  Let the sales person do the talking.
   
• STAY IN THE BACKGROUND.  The sales person knows what the buyers need and are looking for, and can best describe and emphasize the best features of your house.  DON'T TAG ALONG.   If there are any questions, the salesperson will ask you for information.
   
• BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE.  There's no place like your home.  You live in it, so don't apologize for the appearance of the house.  If something out of the ordinary should happen to mess-up the appearance, inform the salesperson when you are first called for the showing.  Should any negative comments or objections be offered--back off--let the trained professional salesperson  answer them.
   
• THIS IS NOT A GARAGE SALE.  Don't try to sell the potential buyers any of the furniture or furnishings that you don't want to take with you.  They haven't even bought your house yet--and you could discourage the sale.  These are details that can be discussed afterwards, so cool it.
   
• LET A PROFESSIONAL DO IT.  Let our professional salespeople talk to the customer--about selling price terms, possession date and other factors.  Our salespeople have been specially trained and  have the experience to bring negotiations on your house to a satisfactory conclusion.
   
• PUT OUT THE WELCOME SIGN!  Your cooperation with providing accessibility to potential buyers, sometimes on short notice, is at the top of the list for achieving a favorable sale.