Your Phone Buzzes. Someone Wants to See It at 4:30.
Your home is listed.
Your phone buzzes.
Someone wants to see it at 4:30.
Welcome to the part of selling that makes people suddenly realize they should probably stop leaving laundry on the sofa.
What ShowingTime Is
ShowingTime is a showing-management platform used in real estate to coordinate appointments.
Depending on how a listing and its appointment settings are configured, sellers can receive notifications for showing activity and requests through available methods such as text, email, push notification and, in some configurations, phone.
Home by ShowingTime can also provide sellers with information about upcoming and previous appointments, listing activity and feedback made available through the system.
The exact workflow can vary by listing and market, so Lisa will establish showing instructions that fit your situation.
Occupied vs Vacant Settings
Some occupied homes require approval before an appointment is confirmed.
Other properties—especially vacant homes—may use a setup that makes access easier.
There Is Always a Tradeoff
There is a tradeoff.
You live there.
Buyers need access.
Making a property reasonably easy to show can matter because buyers often tour several homes in a limited window.
If your house is impossible to schedule, they may not reorganize their entire weekend around it.
That does not mean sellers must approve every inconvenient request.
If 4:30 is impossible, respond quickly and see whether another time works.
A fast alternative is generally more useful than simply declining and hoping the buyer tries again.
The Quick Reset Before You Leave
Before leaving, do the quick reset:
Lights as instructed.
Clutter handled.
Beds made.
Valuables secured.
Pets managed.
Temperature comfortable.
Obvious odors addressed.
Then leave.
Feedback Is Data, Not a Critique
A buyer who feels watched may rush through a house.
Give them enough space to imagine living there.
Feedback can be useful, but don't emotionally litigate every comment.
One buyer hates the floors.
Another loves them.
Repeated feedback is more meaningful than one person's taste.
The goal of the showing system is not to make selling your house feel like airport security.
It's to reduce friction between:
We want to see it
and:
Let's write an offer.
Should you stay or go once a showing is confirmed? The answer is in Should I Leave the House During a Showing?.
Want to Know What the Records Say About Your Property?
Request a free Property DNA report. Property DNA can include available property, ownership/history, mortgage-related, comparable, neighborhood, school, risk, public-record and other property information depending on available sources.
Current typical turnaround is approximately 40 minutes during normal business hours, and many reports are returned within one hour or the same business day, but turnaround is not guaranteed and can vary.
Property DNA is free through Lisa. Request a free Property DNA report.
Important
Property DNA uses third-party, public-record and other available data believed reliable but not guaranteed. It is provided for informational purposes and is not an appraisal, title search, title commitment, title insurance policy, inspection, survey, legal opinion, tax opinion, environmental report or guarantee of value.
