SETTING UP HOME SHOWINGS

The buyer’s agent that you chose can show you any home from any website regardless of what company has the sign in the front yard. Brokerages cooperate with each other to get homes sold through what is referred to as broker reciprocity. The first thing that you want to do when setting up showings is to verify the MLS listing status. This is a list of the MLS statuses:

• A: Active these are available homes
• Ai: Active with a contingent offer accepted
• At: Active with an offer contingent on third party approval
• TNAS: Temporarily not available for showings
• P: Pending (accepted offer and contingencies removed)
  

Try to keep your showings in the tightest geographic area possible. This will maximize your time at each property. Additionally, it will give you a better understanding of value for that particular area. Always try to set up at least 2 homes when exploring a new area for comparison purposes. Try not to set up more than 5 because they will start to blend together after that. Make sure to look at your top picks first if you have a long list of homes that you want to see. This goes back to the key point of not looking at the wrong homes while the right home is selling.

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