There are few good resources out there that dive into some basic situations that real estate agents run into everyday. As part of this blog, I’m planning to dive into some real world situations that real estate agents face in their quest for that commission check.
Today’s situation…. It’s mid afternoon, you show up to a house that is vacant in a rural area to show to some of your clients. As you come in the house, you notice there is a light on in the kitchen, living room, and two of the upstairs bedrooms. You murmur to yourself that the last agent that must have show this house was probably careless and left the lights on. Anyways, you are so used to turning off all the lights when a room is not in use to save some money on that next electric bill. On your way through the house, you turn off the lights one by one. You then leave the house and move on to the next showing feeling proud that you were able to save the seller a couple of bucks.
Did you do the right thing?? Nope…the correct way to handle this is to leave the lights as you found them. There is a good chance that the seller prefers to keep a few lights on in the home so it appears that it is not vacant or abandoned. They may think of the lights as an inexpensive deterrent to would-be robbers/squatters.
Assuming that the seller would prefer to keep these lights on all the time, it would probably be a good idea for the listing agent to post a note about this in the house so all agents showing the home can see it. However, many agents are not quite organized enough to take that step.
Keeping the lights as you found them is the proper etiquette in my book. Just make things a little easier on yourself and leave the lights as you found them!
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Pete Reese, Broker/President
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I am the broker/president of Sale Pros Realty, Southern California's Premier 100% Broker. As well as being the office broker, I am a top producing Short Sale and REO Listing Broker in Southern California. I regularly share my lead generation techniques, market commentary, tips, advice, and agent etiquette ideas for those agents interested in continual improvement. The Real Estate business isn't for everyone, but it definitely is the right business for Me! Please take a moment to click the Facebook, Twitter, RSS, and/ email follow links to read the new posts as soon as they are available.
