Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Staying Safe While Selling Your Home By Owner

Image the following situation: you are home with your children while your spouse is away when you hear a knock on the door. It’s someone who saw your yard sign while driving by and wishes to take a tour of your home. You are now faced with a situation that many unrepresented sellers are faced with daily – do you turn away a potential buyer or do you let them in and perhaps endanger the safety of your family?
Realtors are often trained in home showing safety techniques and have quite a few tools at their disposal to mitigate these risks. They know the correct questions to ask and the red flags to watch out for. If you haven’t thought of this, here is a quick list of some things you should consider before you answer the door or the phone:
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