"It just does not seem like a good strategy" is what our buyer said after we could not gain access to a vacant home because the agent who has to be their for the showing was away for the weekend.
"Why don't they just put a lockbox on the property ? " our buyer asked. "Every other vacant property we went to had a lockbox."
It does not make sense to me either, especially at this time of the year where EVERY showing counts to get a property sold. I wonder how many other showings were lost this weekend for this property for other folks looking to take advantage of the tax credit ??
I can understand perhaps if it was one of those super unique properties where there is a lot of explanation to do or even a condo building that perhaps has tighter rules for access. But for a basic rowhome that is already vacant ?
The other question to ask is "Does the seller know that showings and thus written offers are being lost due to the showing practices of this office ? "
In the words of our client, "not a good strategy" !
What are your thoughts ?
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