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Are you having trouble finding an agent who can show you a home today or even right now?
There are some buyers out there that must be getting frustrated. Those buyers often have cash and are looking to buy real estate that is listed for less than 50K. We have plenty of property like that in the Twin Cities and this year the under 60K properties have been the best sellers.
Where the frustration comes in is that these buyers wait until they find a home that they would like to see and then they wait until the day that they would like to see it and on that day they wait until a couple of hours before they can see it to call a Realtor to show it to them.
The buyers find an agent that they don’t know and have never worked with and are surprised when the agent says they can not show a home right now. Usually these buyers call agents until they find one who will help and if they chose not to buy the property they find yet another agent to show then the next home that they find.
I for one am happy to show my clients homes in any price range most any time. I will always show homes that I have listed for sale it is part of my job but my buyers usually want to see homes listed by other agents which is a good thing because that way they get a lot of choices.
Buyers who want to see homes in most any price range on a moments notice should start by finding an agent to work with. We are not just door unlockers and openers or sales people. We can help you find the right property and share a wealth if information and experience that we have gained through hundreds of real estate transactions.
There are plenty of us and most of us do not have enough work right now and we are happy to share our time and expertise. The last minute showings with buyers who did not plan ahead rarely if ever generate any income for us because we work on a 100% commission basis. There are also safety issued associated with showing vacant homes to people that we do not know which is often what we are asked to do.
Buyers that do not want to work with an agent of their own and don’t mind working with the sellers agent should contact the sellers agent for those last minute or what I call emergency showing. To find the agent either call the number on the for sale sign or if you found the listing on the internet read the fine print. It will say “broker reciprocity” and then: ”listing courtesy of” followed by contact information for the listing agents contact information. Showing the properties we have listed is part of the job.
