flickerings
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Post by flickerings on May 13, 2019 4:21:57 GMT
So my house is for sale and yesterday I received a request for a showing today (Mother's Day) at noon. Not the most convenient day for a showing but I'd like to get my house sold so I agreed. After getting my house cleaned and ready I had time to take a bath and get ready to leave. At 11:00am my husband comes in and tells me they've arrived early and want to see the house. I hurry up and finish getting ready and we leave at 11:25. There are four carloads of people including at least five children. As we're pulling out of our driveway the children go running into the house while the adults are still standing outside. After we got back home I could see that somebody had been on both my daughter and son's beds as the bedding was messed up, opened drawers in my daughters room and were touching things in my son's room as well as being on other furniture in my home.
So, my question is would you say anything and if so to whom? Also, one more tidbit of information, when my husband came to the front door upon their arrival, the realtor was accessing the lockbox. I keep thinking it would have been horrible if the realtor had entered the house when I was in the bathtub.
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Post by Delta Dawn on May 13, 2019 4:29:59 GMT
For the record, this is not me. I am way crazier than she is.
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Post by pattyraindrops on May 13, 2019 4:38:12 GMT
That would really irritate me.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 13, 2019 4:41:22 GMT
Was it your realtor or theirs? If it was theirs, I think I'd probably say something to your own realtor.
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Post by jlynnbarth on May 13, 2019 4:42:23 GMT
I’d absolutely say something to your realtor. Let them know the situation and ask them to talk to the other realtor about the timeframe issues. As far as people going through your personal things, I’d just say this. Take your valuables with you or lock them up. Our realtor made it a big deal with us. Money, meds, jewelry, firearms anything of value to you, make sure it’s not accessible to anyone going through your home. The other realtor will not always be with their clients through the home and some people just suck! People are nosy and some people are disrespectful and some are theives. She (our realtor) won’t go to a showing anymore without someone with her. She’s a tiny woman so she feels more comfortable with someone with her, be it her corealtor dh, her finance partner or her office assistant. Whoever is available goes with her. She does this when she runs an open house for a client too. She has been doing this a long while now and she said the change in people over the past 10 years is unbelievable as far as lack of respect for someone else’s home and belongings.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on May 13, 2019 4:49:27 GMT
I would be LIVID that the people were messing with my stuff! FOR SURE talk to YOUR agent. I would probably even send a message to the agent who showed the house, maybe even the broker of the company. That's NOT ok in any way, shape, or form.
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flickerings
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Post by flickerings on May 13, 2019 4:50:42 GMT
Was it your realtor or theirs? If it was theirs, I think I'd probably say something to your own realtor.
It was their realtor.
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Post by hockeymom4 on May 13, 2019 4:51:59 GMT
Definitely say something to your realtor.... The people that eventually bought our house ended up killing my daughter’s fish..... they let the 5 year old feed it and he dumped the entire jar of food in!!!!!
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Post by psoccer on May 13, 2019 4:54:14 GMT
I would say something, the children should not be running through the house unsupervised. It is probably a one off, and I realize you want to sell your house, but it could be a liability issue if one of the unsupervised children is hurt.
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flickerings
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Post by flickerings on May 13, 2019 4:58:11 GMT
I’d absolutely say something to your realtor. Let them know the situation and ask them to talk to the other realtor about the timeframe issues. As far as people going through your personal things, I’d just say this. Take your valuables with you or lock them up. Our realtor made it a big deal with us. Money, meds, jewelry, firearms anything of value to you, make sure it’s not accessible to anyone going through your home. The other realtor will not always be with their clients through the home and some people just suck! People are nosy and some people are disrespectful and some are theives. She (our realtor) won’t go to a showing anymore without someone with her. She’s a tiny woman so she feels more comfortable with someone with her, be it her corealtor dh, her finance partner or her office assistant. Whoever is available goes with her. She does this when she runs an open house for a client too. She has been doing this a long while now and she said the change in people over the past 10 years is unbelievable as far as lack of respect for someone else’s home and belongings. My valuables are all hidden away. It's just knowing that kids were running around my house unsupervised and they were going through things and up on the beds. And that the realtor thought it was ok to just come on in our house an hour early.
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flickerings
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Post by flickerings on May 13, 2019 4:59:38 GMT
I would say something, the children should not be running through the house unsupervised. It is probably a one off, and I realize you want to sell your house, but it could be a liability issue if one of the unsupervised children is hurt. Good point!
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Post by jlynnbarth on May 13, 2019 5:40:51 GMT
[/quote]My valuables are all hidden away. It's just knowing that kids were running around my house unsupervised and they were going through things and up on the beds. And that the realtor thought it was ok to just come on in our house an hour early.
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I totally get it, that’s why I’d say something to your realtor. They should be the one to make the call to the other realtor. It sucks that people suck. I’m sorry.
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luvnlifelady
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 13, 2019 6:07:37 GMT
Can you set up cameras?
I would say something to your realtor.
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Post by bc2ca on May 13, 2019 6:44:44 GMT
So my house is for sale and yesterday I received a request for a showing today (Mother's Day) at noon. Not the most convenient day for a showing but I'd like to get my house sold so I agreed. After getting my house cleaned and ready I had time to take a bath and get ready to leave. At 11:00am my husband comes in and tells me they've arrived early and want to see the house. I hurry up and finish getting ready and we leave at 11:25. There are four carloads of people including at least five children. As we're pulling out of our driveway the children go running into the house while the adults are still standing outside. After we got back home I could see that somebody had been on both my daughter and son's beds as the bedding was messed up, opened drawers in my daughters room and were touching things in my son's room as well as being on other furniture in my home. So, my question is would you say anything and if so to whom? Also, one more tidbit of information, when my husband came to the front door upon their arrival, the realtor was accessing the lockbox. I keep thinking it would have been horrible if the realtor had entered the house when I was in the bathtub. FTR, I can't imagine getting in the bath/shower an hour before a potential showing. You say something to your realtor, who talks to the other realtor, about arriving early and the condition of the house.
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trollie
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Post by trollie on May 13, 2019 11:16:16 GMT
Why did you not stay? No way would I have left in that situation. What a bunch of jerks.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 13, 2019 11:35:16 GMT
Their agent was unprofessional. I would definitely complain to my agent and ask that the other agent no longer be permitted to show my home. I would hope my agent would provide feedback to the other agent's broker, but that would be up to my agent to decide.
--------- edited to add: Can I possibly use the word 'agent' more times in one post?
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Post by roberta on May 13, 2019 11:55:56 GMT
Agree, complain to their agent. IMHO if the other realtor is a jerk it is better not to make your realtor complain about a fellow “professional “ . You always have the option of complaining to the company and the realtor licensing board if you’re not happy with the response.
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pilcas
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Post by pilcas on May 13, 2019 12:01:04 GMT
It was unprofessional to arrive an hour early and I would definately complain about lack of supervision. Unfortunately people will pry and be disrespectful.
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Post by auntkelly on May 13, 2019 12:05:01 GMT
I wouldn't be that upset about the other agent arriving an hour earlier than scheduled, although she certainly she should have knocked before using the lock box. When we were moving from Oklahoma City to Houston, we made two house hunting visits to Houston, and each time our realtor would schedule ten houses or so for us to look at in a day. Houses would often sell before we got a chance to look at them, so they would suddenly become unavailable for showing and we moved on to the next house on the list. Of course the other realtor should have called your realtor and said they were running ahead of schedule, but I think as a seller you have to remain pretty flexible if you want to get your house sold quickly.
Jumping on the beds and going through your things is a whole different matter and I would definitely complain to my agent about that. I would ask my agent to be present if the other agent shows the house again.
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Post by hop2 on May 13, 2019 12:06:34 GMT
Yes I would complain 1) 10 minutes is ‘a little early’ and hour is I’m not prepared yet. Any realtor should know that. 2) there should never be unsupervised children in your home 3) which ever agent made the appt was supposed to be there to ‘supervise’ That your house was not trashed. A normal non holiday Sunday in my area would have meant that there would have been multiple appointments and you would not be home in between to tidy up. By the third appt the person might think they are considering a frat house
That realtor was unprofessional
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Post by gar on May 13, 2019 12:28:57 GMT
I’m reading this and thinking I’m glad we don’t have a system where anyone other than our agents shows people round our House!!
Do you (general you) have to leave your house while it’s shown?
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Post by librarylady on May 13, 2019 12:36:16 GMT
I would be LIVID that the people were messing with my stuff! FOR SURE talk to YOUR agent. I would probably even send a message to the agent who showed the house, maybe even the broker of the company. That's NOT ok in any way, shape, or form.
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flickerings
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Post by flickerings on May 13, 2019 12:49:22 GMT
I’m reading this and thinking I’m glad we don’t have a system where anyone other than our agents shows people round our House!! Do you (general you) have to leave your house while it’s shown? Yes, we always leave 15 minutes prior to a showing.
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Post by littlemama on May 13, 2019 13:20:25 GMT
I’m reading this and thinking I’m glad we don’t have a system where anyone other than our agents shows people round our House!! Do you (general you) have to leave your house while it’s shown? It is not required, but it is pretty awkward looking at a house when the homeowners are there.
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smcast
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Post by smcast on May 13, 2019 13:29:17 GMT
I'd be ticked too. I'm maybe in the minority but I believe there are some places kids don't belong. This is one of those instances. I also would never impose on a Sunday, let alone "holiday ". I understand logistics and in some cases, it's unavoidable to do things without kids. Then they sure should be supervised and well behaved.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 13:33:18 GMT
So my house is for sale and yesterday I received a request for a showing today (Mother's Day) at noon. Not the most convenient day for a showing but I'd like to get my house sold so I agreed. After getting my house cleaned and ready I had time to take a bath and get ready to leave. At 11:00am my husband comes in and tells me they've arrived early and want to see the house. I hurry up and finish getting ready and we leave at 11:25. There are four carloads of people including at least five children. As we're pulling out of our driveway the children go running into the house while the adults are still standing outside. After we got back home I could see that somebody had been on both my daughter and son's beds as the bedding was messed up, opened drawers in my daughters room and were touching things in my son's room as well as being on other furniture in my home. So, my question is would you say anything and if so to whom? Also, one more tidbit of information, when my husband came to the front door upon their arrival, the realtor was accessing the lockbox. I keep thinking it would have been horrible if the realtor had entered the house when I was in the bathtub. FTR, I can't imagine getting in the bath/shower an hour before a potential showing.You say something to your realtor, who talks to the other realtor, about arriving early and the condition of the house. BTDT When people call and want a last minute showing that you are not prepared for it, and you have to run around the house to get it ready, sometimes you have to jump in the shower an hour before the showing. The realtor should NOT have shown up a full hour early and then tried to use the lock box!
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peaname
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Post by peaname on May 13, 2019 13:34:27 GMT
I’d be annoyed too. I’m a prompt person and if I was early for a showing I’d drive around the neighborhood or park and walk the neighborhood until the time of my showing. And there is no way touching your belongings is okay. I feel bad opening cabinets and closets but that is part of the house.
I’d complain to my realtor and let her know in the future to tell the showing realtor to not arrive early.
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Post by workingclassdog on May 13, 2019 13:39:05 GMT
Yes I would complain 1) 10 minutes is ‘a little early’ and hour is I’m not prepared yet. Any realtor should know that. 2) there should never be unsupervised children in your home 3) which ever agent made the appt was supposed to be there to ‘supervise’ That your house was not trashed. A normal non holiday Sunday in my area would have meant that there would have been multiple appointments and you would not be home in between to tidy up. By the third appt the person might think they are considering a frat house That realtor was unprofessional An HOUR early is unacceptable. When I was looking at houses when we thought we were moving. We would just have coffee or something waiting for the next appointment. We might arrive 10-15 early, but never ever a hour. That is rude. I would 100% complain to the realtor and your realtor.
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schizo319
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Post by schizo319 on May 13, 2019 13:39:55 GMT
I'd call up BOTH realtors and make it clear that it is totally unacceptable to a.) arrive an hour early for a showing and b.) allow ANYONE (much less children) unsupervised in your home.
Frankly, unless I was completely desperate to sell, I'd have told them that they were welcome to either tour the yard for an hour or leave and come back at 12:00 like they had planned.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on May 13, 2019 13:42:15 GMT
I'd definitely call both realtors. I'd be highly irritated too!
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