Kids don ' t like chaos . It is very stressful on them . They might start acting out more or requiring extra attention to combat the stress .
You have to clean the house from top to bottom . This is stressful on your spouse . He or she has to help with cleaning the house every time there is a showing .
Once the cleaning is over , your spouse gets to take the kids to the park . That can be hard work by itself , but it is even harder after spending all day at work .
Your pet gets locked in a crate . If you have a dog , then he can ' t run around during the showing . He can ' t even run around while you are cleaning up the house . That means he gets to spend hours in his crate when you have to show the house .
You do all of this , only to risk showing the house to someone who was never going to buy it in the first place .
It ' s sad but true . Most of the people who look at a house are not going to purchase that particular house . Oftentimes they are not serious buyers . Or , they are not interested in your house and are only looking at it because of curiosity .
I ’ m going to let you in on a little secret .
Many Realtors show buyers a bunch of houses because they want to increase their odds of selling them a home .
According to the National Association of Realtors , the average Realtor sells seven houses a year , so each home represents approximately two months ' worth of income for that Realtor .
That means that each customer a Realtor gets is incredibly important . The Realtor wants to close that deal so he can earn his commission .
Sadly , most Realtors go about it the wrong way . They think they can increase their odds of making sales by showing as many
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