Practicing good seller's etiquette when selling your Southern Oregon Home
Practicing good seller's etiquette
Let's face it: When your house goes on the market, you're not
only opening the door to prospective buyers, but also sometimes to
unknown vendors and naive or unqualified buyers. As with any business
transaction, there is an expected protocol to how sellers, buyers and
their respective agents interact. Should you find yourself in a sticky
situation, alert your agent so he or she can address and remedy the
problem.
When your agent puts your house on the market, typically all promotional
materials state clearly that your agent is the primary contact for
buyers and buyers' agents. However, sometimes a buyer's agent will
contact a seller directly to try to either win over their business or
cut the seller's agent out of the deal. This is not reputable behavior
and you should report it to your agent immediately if it happens to you.
The unscrupulous vendor
Have you ever started a business or moved into a new house and suddenly
found your mailbox full of junk mail? Unfortunately, this also can
happen when you put your house on the market. When you sell your home,
it necessitates all kinds of new purchasing decisions and
less-than-ethical vendors are keenly aware of this. Though ML
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organizations enforce rules on how posted information is used, some
companies have found ways to cull information from various sources to
produce mass mailing lists. If you find yourself regularly emptying your
mailbox of junk, let your agent know. He or she can tap the appropriate
sources to prompt an investigation into the matter.
Yard signs, Internet listings and other advertisements can generate a
lot of buzz for your home. Some prospective buyers - particularly
first-timers - will be so buzzed to see your home that they'll simply
drop by. If this happens, no matter how nice these unexpected visitors
are, it's best not to humor their enthusiasm by discussing your home or
giving an impromptu tour. Instead, politely let them know that your real
estate agent is in charge of scheduling tours and provide them with the
agent's contact information. If you attempt to handle these surprise
visits on your own, you might inadvertently disclose information that
could hurt you during negotiations down the road.
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