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sweetie101
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Open house question
My landlord is selling the house I am living in. They are having an open house , I am staying home what do I do just stay out of the way? Because I don't know how many people are coming its from 12-3. I never done one before.
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Re: Open house question
I would stay out of the way and move to a different room than where ever they are looking? Can you go outside when someone comes by? Or you could be like the tenants we met at a house we looked at who told me to get out of their home and that even if the land lord sold the property they were not moving and we would need a sheriff to kick them out. Yeah we did not buy that place.
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| Posted 4/9/11 10:59 PM |
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Re: Open house question
I know as a realtor, I definitely prefer that the homeowner (or tenant) not be present for showings and open houses, for a few reasons:
1. It can make potential buyers feel like guests in someone else's house, rather than be able to envision themselves living there,
2. It can make potential buyers hesitant to raise any criticisms or concerns about the house for fear of hurting the homeowner's feelings. And if I don't know what someone's objections are to the house, I can't address them and try to overcome them. Also, I've found that the people who verbalize the most criticisms about a house are the most serious buyers. So I encourage honest feedback!
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3. Sometimes homeowners (or even tenants) try to participate in showing the home, and even if they are not negative (as the previous poster experienced), they tend to go on and on about things that the buyer isn't necessarily interested in. I had a seller who insisted on being present for all showings. He was very proud of his kitchen, and wanted to make that the focal point of every showing. But if you have people who hate to cook and could care less about the kitchen, you are not doing a good job of selling the home. And, he would share every bit of minutia of how he created the kitchen, which bored most people! Better to leave it to the realtor.
Why do you need to be there? If you have to be there, I would definitely try to make yourself scarce-- if it's nice, maybe sit outside? Or stay in one room (such as a bedroom or the basement) and watch TV or read.
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| Posted 4/9/11 11:35 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: Open house question
Posted by Century 21 Dallow - Christine Braun
Why do you need to be there? If you have to be there, I would definitely try to make yourself scarce-- if it's nice, maybe sit outside? Or stay in one room (such as a bedroom or the basement) and watch TV or read.
Maybe because she lives there and is entitled to be there? I think it's a little presumptuous to ask why this tenant needs to be there.
Remember this is the tenant, not the landlord. If I was a tenant in a house for sale, I wouldn't be making it a point that I need to be out every time my landlord decides to show.
In fact as a tenant I would probably be MORE likely to be home. I wouldn't want any of my stuff touched, disappeared, etc. I have nothing to gain by not being there.
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| Posted 4/10/11 12:15 AM |
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Maybe because she lives there and is entitled to be there? I think it's a little presumptuous to ask why this tenant needs to be there.
I see how "why do you need to be there" could sound a little harsh, but I didn't intend it that way (and wasn't looking for a specific reason). Sorry if my tone was misconstrued. I was just trying to figure out if she was CHOOSING to stay home, because of a comfort issue/concern about security of belongings (what you raised) or NEEDED to stay there (because she's sick, as a small baby that will be napping, or something along those lines).
If it's the former, maybe she could put away breakables and lock up valuables and talk to the realtor about any concerns. At my company, we have 2 agents assigned per open house so that people don't roam through unescorted.
If she truly needs to be there, then it would probably be more comfortable for everyone if she stayed in an out of the way section of the house. Since the op said she wasn't familiar with open houses, she might not know that she is not expected to talk to people or show the house, and in fact, most realtors would prefer she didn't.
I agree that it would be extreme to leave for every showing. Even sellers who in their homes don't do that, and it's not expected. But an open house is scheduled in advance and only a few hours, so it's usually not a big deal for people living in the house to go do something on a weekend afternoon.
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| Posted 4/10/11 12:38 AM |
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in the past when I was renting, I'd always be there..even if it was in another room or just going in/out of the house..I would be skittish about total strangers walking through and seeing my belongings or taking anything.
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| Posted 4/10/11 2:13 AM |
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sweetie101
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Re: Open house question
Yes I need to be home because I live here LOL no IM not sick or anything an don't have a baby. Well my landlord not even going out. And I didnt want strangers in my apt by themselves. I don't plan to talk to anyone. IM sure no one in the whole house is going out. I will just stay out of the way not to bother anyone and already put things away I don't want anyone seeing. The realtor who is showing the house didn't even bother to call me to know what's going on. Thankfully I called the landlord because he has a habit of calling last second. One time I had to turn him down because it was to late.
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| Posted 4/10/11 6:39 AM |
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Re: Open house question
DH and I have been to a few open houses where someone was present. Some were tenant occupied, other owner occupied. I didn't have any negative experiences. usually they just stayed in one room watching TV and didn't participate so we were able to talk freely.
We are living in my parents house and paying rent. They wanted to begin showing the house and having open houses and we explained to our parents we aren't leaving because we have stuff there and our cats, we don't want them running out if a door is left on. So I completely understand not wanting to leave.
I think as long as you stay friendly but out ofthe way everything will be fine.
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| Posted 4/10/11 9:38 AM |
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