selling and going on holiday

jennifernil

googler wrote: »

Ideal for sightseeing viewers, less useful for sellers to find serious buyers.

Relaxing for you, stressful for the sellers.

Last time I sold, I did Thurs evening/Sunday afternoon open viewings, and there were a few weeks of answering the door at 7pm to let the first viewers in, showing them round, then when I was as far away from the front door as I could be, hearing the doorbell go again, to be answered by OH, then shortly after that the door goes again, and again, till eventually four or five separate viewer groups were milling around a two-bed flat. Totally unmanageable, and I'll never be doing that again.

It'll be appointments in advance next time I sell.

Trouble is, people like this poster EXPECT it to be done this way by everyone, and even those who are viewing by appt find that members of the public turn up, unannounced, on Thursdays and Sundays and expect to be invited in.

Really?? I have never heard of this before. I must be out of touch!

harz99

googler wrote: »

Ideal for sightseeing viewers, less useful for sellers to find serious buyers.

Relaxing for you, stressful for the sellers.

Last time I sold, I did Thurs evening/Sunday afternoon open viewings, and there were a few weeks of answering the door at 7pm to let the first viewers in, showing them round, then when I was as far away from the front door as I could be, hearing the doorbell go again, to be answered by OH, then shortly after that the door goes again, and again, till eventually four or five separate viewer groups were milling around a two-bed flat. Totally unmanageable, and I'll never be doing that again.

It'll be appointments in advance next time I sell.

Trouble is, people like this poster EXPECT it to be done this way by everyone, and even those who are viewing by appt find that members of the public turn up, unannounced, on Thursdays and Sundays and expect to be invited in.

Which area would this be the practice in then?

jennifernil wrote: »

Really?? I have never heard of this before. I must be out of touch!

Certainly does not happen like that in the part of South West Scotland I stay in!

mark5

I would take the holiday if there is no sale currently going through.

hazyjo

googler wrote: »

I'm afraid this is pure waffle.

Closing dates are only declared once there's sufficient interest in a property, not as a matter of course.....

That's what I meant - you'd give yourself another couple of weeks before setting a closing date, even if you had a few notes of interest on the table - if you were away for two weeks, you'd not set a date within a few days of returning, surely - I'd allow myself an extra 2 weeks to see what other bids came in, then set a closing date. If I wasn't there to show people round (and the agent wasn't showing people round), I'd presume I should allow an week or so of viewings as people might have missed out in my absence.

Sorry if that's still 'waffly'... I know what I'm trying to say even if others don't. And I certainly don't claim to be an expert - just trying to suggest options. I've been trying to book a longer holiday than a few days for months now but daren't cos of trying to sell. Wish I'd have just bl**dy well booked a week or two off when I wanted to cos it's still all up in the air - and I'm desperate for a break from work and my own house selling/buying!

Jx

googler

harz99 wrote: »

Which area would this be the practice in then?

Edinburgh & Lothians, possibly further afield