The listing office or showing service will contact you, based on your instructions, to inform you of a showing. Please accommodate all showings if possible. Sometimes it may be inconvenient for you to have the house shown, but you may never get another opportunity for that particular person to look at it again. Many times, the buyers may be from out of town, or just ready to make a decision immediately.

You should consider having a lockbox on the property, if you haven’t already. It will make the property much easier to show which will increase the marketability.

All showings will be set up through our showing service, unless you have

spoken with your agent about other options. The company is Centralized

Showing Services, and they will always introduce themselves as such. If an agent knocks on the door that does not have an appointment, ask them to call the office to set up an appointment. If a customer knocks on the door to view the property, give them your agent’s card and ask them to call the agent for information and an appointment for a showing. You can never be too safe.

If possible, plan to be away from your house, and make arrangements for your pets when your house is being shown. If you are unable to leave, simply give them the space needed for comfortable viewing. Many buyers feel intimidated when the owner is in. It is also harder for them to imagine themselves living there when they feel like a guest. Finally, buyers also tend to stay longer when the owner is not there.

When you leave the house in the morning or during the day, please leave it as if you know it’s going to be shown. It’s difficult sometimes and might even mean you have to get up a little earlier in order to take care of these important items. You never know when the right person is going to look at it, so you want to always be ready for them.