November, 2022
What are the benefits of having an estate agent handle your property viewings? And are there any advantages to doing them yourself?
At HS Homes of Solihull, we do accompanied viewings and open house events, so our clients have more options when it comes to selling their home. Here are some things to think about before choosing accompanied viewings or handling it yourself.
Nobody knows your home better than you, and you’ll be able to answer lots of questions a buyer may have there and then.
You might be a bit more flexible in the times you can show buyers around.
The fact you’re the owner and therefore enthusiastic about your property helps build trust between you and the potential buyer.
Things can pop up in conversation that could help sell your home. You know what the public transport’s like, how busy the road gets during the school run, where the best pubs and places to eat are, and what the neighbours are like.
You might be an expert on your property, but you’re not a property expert.
A property viewing is an early step of a big transaction, and an estate agent would be focused on the marketing aspect. How are your selling skills?
It can be awkward for buyers to be shown around by the owner. It’s hard to delve deep into the finer details of a home if you’re worried about offending the person who lives there.
You get a professional who knows exactly how to present your home to buyers. They will be prepared for all the difficult questions and can offer insight into the local market, not just the details of your property.
It’s definitely a lot more convenient! Maybe you’re too busy to handle viewings yourself. Maybe you’re put off by showing strangers around your home. Maybe you just don’t want to do it. Letting somebody else do the legwork on viewings could be much easier.
Estate agents see things differently. That’s not a superpower, but a fresh pair of eyes over your property can draw attention to features that you might overlook when you see them every day.
Even though the agent’s working for you, they’re a lot more removed from the sale than you are. Part of the agent’s job is to address and overcome any issues the buyer has about the property, and they’re not likely to start criticising your home to you, are they?
An estate agent can be more flexible. If you’re not available due to work and family commitments when people want to view your property it could affect the number of keen buyers who get to see it.
You’ll probably have to pay extra for accompanied viewings.
You might never meet the buyer if that’s important to you.
Should you go for accompanied viewings or do it yourself? Ultimately it comes down to you. Doing it yourself gives you complete control, but the flip side is that getting an estate agent to do it means you don’t have to worry about it.
We think accompanied viewings handled by a professional can be extremely useful to a lot of sellers. If you’ve hired an agency to help sell your home, there’s definitely an argument for using all their resources available to you.
Some sellers are happy to handle the viewings themselves. For others, it’s absolutely vital that they get an estate agent to help.
Want to ask us anything else about accompanied viewings? Contact us on 0121 430 4448 or email us on enquiries@hshomesofsolihull.co.uk and one of our team will be more than happy to answer any questions you have.
