When homeowners in College Station, Texas, were told by an agent that prospective buyers were too scared to tour their home because their dog was barking aggressively, the homeowners opted to send their dog to live with their adult kids until the house was sold. While not all sellers react as decisively as those homeowners, most find feedback extremely valuable, says Jan Fite Miller, executive vice president of Century 21 Judge Fite in Irving, Texas.
Value of complaining complainers
Often, a home seller will ask the agent what visitors say about the home’s condition and sales price. And sometimes there are complaints. Just how valuable those comments are depends on what’s said, who’s saying it and why, says Morgan Knull, an associate broker with Re/Max Gateway in Washington, D.C. Valuable comments are those that help the sellers improve their sales chances.
Miller says feedback from buyers can be helpful. Buyers have reported that for-sale homes have been burglarized and, once, “that a squirrel had gotten inside and shredded the drapes.” And buyers’ comments “support things that we say to sellers to make their home more appealing.” …………
Source: www.bankrate.com
