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Archive for July 23rd, 2009
Seller’s need to make it easy
Interested in selling your home in Colorado Springs?
Then make sure it is easy to show
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As I’ve been out showing many many different properties to a variety of clients I’m working with; I’ve realized what a 
difference it makes in how easy it is to show a home. There are some days that I’ve showed 10 – 15 properties to potential Colorado Springs home buyers , which means that I’m picking out the appropriate properties, organizing them by the area, and then putting them in to some type of logical order to show. Sounds easy, but it takes some work to get it organized correctly.
When a Colorado Springs home owners puts their property up for sale, they have many options in choosing an agent to list their house. I have many listings of my own; and usually get asked the same questions from potential sellers; and most of the time it has to do with pricing and marketing. But I’ve never had a seller ask me about the process of how buyers and buyer’s agent’s will make the appointments to see their house.
I’ve had some recent experiences that makes me realize what a difference “the ease of showing” can make. Essentially the easier it is for a house to be shown, the better chance a seller has of getting more exposure for their house.
Here’s some of my observations:
- Showing Services are my favorite service for showings; as they are professional, open 7 days a week during extended hours. (Of course, I am biased, as I use a Showing Service).
- My second favorite …………. Many real estate companies in Colorado Springs have you call their office directly, and most of them are open 7 days a week. My suggestion to sellers, don’t pick a realtor and a real estate agency that only answers their phones M-F; 8-5pm.
- My least favorite ……… Read the rest of this entry »
