Comments on: That Dang Lock Box http://www.sanmateorealestateblog.com/2008/01/that-dang-lock-box/ My blog about San Mateo County Real Estate. Vicki Moore is a licensed Realtor with Alain Pinel Realtors. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary Pope-Handy http://www.sanmateorealestateblog.com/2008/01/that-dang-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Mary Pope-Handy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:07:26 +0000 http://sanmateocountyrealestate.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/that-dang-lock-box/#comment-115 Once a seller husband told me to "go back and see" something in the bedroom wing. What he totally forgot was that his wife was showering and the doors were all open. HELLO! Oh well... You are so right about the lockbox. When my clients have little tykes at home we'll try to work out something doable, like "please allow 2 hours notice, show 10am - 7pm only" or some sort of arrangement that's flexible enough without being offputting. I sometimes see homes for sale here in Los Gatos or in the San Jose area with no lockbox. Or worse, "all showings through listing agent only". Guess what? Those homes take 2-3x as long to sell, they ultimately sell for less - and a far higher percentage of the time, the listing agent double-ends the deal (represents both buyer and seller). Ultimately, the agent is the one who benfits in this case, and the seller truly loses! Great post - very nice blog!! Mary Pope-Handy Once a seller husband told me to “go back and see” something in the bedroom wing. What he totally forgot was that his wife was showering and the doors were all open. HELLO! Oh well…

You are so right about the lockbox. When my clients have little tykes at home we’ll try to work out something doable, like “please allow 2 hours notice, show 10am – 7pm only” or some sort of arrangement that’s flexible enough without being offputting.

I sometimes see homes for sale here in Los Gatos or in the San Jose area with no lockbox. Or worse, “all showings through listing agent only”. Guess what? Those homes take 2-3x as long to sell, they ultimately sell for less – and a far higher percentage of the time, the listing agent double-ends the deal (represents both buyer and seller). Ultimately, the agent is the one who benfits in this case, and the seller truly loses!

Great post – very nice blog!!

Mary Pope-Handy

]]> By: Vicki http://www.sanmateorealestateblog.com/2008/01/that-dang-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Vicki Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:06:39 +0000 http://sanmateocountyrealestate.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/that-dang-lock-box/#comment-114 Hee hee. Fortunately it didn't happen to me, but to an agent who was showing my listing. I got a frantic call that he had just stepped out of the shower when they were walking into the master bedroom. Oooops! The agent wanted to be sure that I knew they had an appointment. Hee hee. Fortunately it didn’t happen to me, but to an agent who was showing my listing. I got a frantic call that he had just stepped out of the shower when they were walking into the master bedroom. Oooops! The agent wanted to be sure that I knew they had an appointment.

]]> By: Athol Kay http://www.sanmateorealestateblog.com/2008/01/that-dang-lock-box/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Athol Kay Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:18:43 +0000 http://sanmateocountyrealestate.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/that-dang-lock-box/#comment-113 >>Don’t get caught in the shower! OOOOOhhhhh Vicki! Tell me that story! >>Don’t get caught in the shower!

OOOOOhhhhh Vicki! Tell me that story!

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