Are you listing your home this Spring? As a seller, you’ll be making many important decisions including how much home access to give potential buyers.
Hi, I’m Tanja Odzak, Our East Bay Home brokered by eXp Realty… and I sell homes in Oakland, Berkeley, and the San Francisco East Bay
When marketing your home for sale, an important part of the listing process is allowing buyers to see your property. As a general rule, you should give potential buyers enough access to your house to allow them to make an informed decision on the purchase. Of course, as a seller, you will want as much balance between providing access and protecting your privacy and security.
Some agents use open houses but it’s harder to vet potential buyers to make sure they are serious about purchasing and not just lookie-loos. Also, it’s difficult via an open house to make sure buyers who attend your open house are actually even qualified to purchase it. Other ways of access include putting a lock box on the door for licensed real estate agents to come through with their buyers… Of course, THIS IS by appointment only. You can also have limited access meaning, show ONLY on certain days and times. But the more availability you allow, the more showings you will have.
Ultimately the level of access you want to provide buyers is a personal decision. It will depend on your individual circumstances and preferences but if you want to maximize the sale of your home, you don’t want to limit potential buyers’ access. If your home is not accessible, it could cost you by sitting on the market longer than it needed and even worse, limit the number of offers that you could be getting. It is always best to discuss with your real estate agent your concerns so they can map out a strategy that works for you.
Contact me today so I can help you strategize the sale of your home and guide you every step of the way. You deserve to get the most money, and contractual terms, from your home investment.
And since you’re thinking about selling, ask me about my home selling plans where you get to pick which real estate services you want and the fee you pay… Most of the them include my super duper digital marketing that… no one else does in our area. I’m Tanja and I sell homes. I offer simplified and transparent choices!
I’m a Top Producing Realtor® in the OAKLAND / BERKELEY / EAST BAY AREA. I’ve been in the San Francisco East Bay Area since I came up to do my undergrad at UC Berkeley (a long time ago!), with a short stint at UC Davis while getting my Master’s. I take my duties as a Realtor® and Fiduciary very seriously, I enjoy educating my sellers and buyers along the way. Putting People, Before Profit.
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