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Q & A with the real estate expert

ASK ALLISON & CINDY

SHOWING MY HOME DURING A PANDEMIC

Dear Allison and who decide to sell or buy and flow than can static your home only to one client and see if it plays out that
Cindy, Plague or a home must rethink photographs, no matter how (or couple) at a time. Make way. Whatever happens a
Qno plague, I need to every action once thought high the quality. them wear masks and don’t year or so from now, for
sell my house and routine. Economic activity Of course, you’ll want let them bring their kids. the foreseeable future, we
relocate. What I had come is slow and home sales are to present your property in Have hand sanitizer at the probably should expect the
to assume was a relatively down, but they’re not out. the best possible light. If door for those who don’t unconventional to be the

straightforward procedure, Chronically low inventory you’re so inclined, you can carry their own; although norm. n
however, doesn’t feel so suggests the housing market hire a professional stager recent studies suggest it may
simple anymore. I’m not even may skew in your favor. A lot who doesn’t have to leave be unnecessary, it doesn’t
sure this is a good time to sell. of would-have-been sellers their office to provide you hurt to err on the side of
I imagine many people are are unlisting their homes and with advice and a shopping caution.
reluctant to commit to buying might-have-been buyers are list. Even home inspectors You can sign most of the
a house amid economic putting their lives on hold. can show what they find via paperwork without sharing
uncertainty. Nonetheless, life goes on for video. a physical space with the
I never was fond of the enough people to increase The more information other party, and some states
idea of having strangers your chances of selling your buyers can get online, the allow online notarization.
carousing about my home, house at a decent price. less time spent on face-to- Top it all off with a curbside
peeking and snooping and Buyers in nearly every face Q&As. Inquiries allow closing, and you can have
touching. I’m thinking I demographic have been you to weed the window- your house in someone else’s
could just forgo the headache starting their house hunt shoppers from the serious hands without touching
and sell the place as-is, but it’s online for more than a prospects and restrict them or breathing their air. Allison Van Wig
a good house that deserves an decade. Today, the internet in-person contact to the When selling a home in (CA DRE #00985700) and
appreciative owner and fair allows them to do most latter. times like these, a trusted Cindy Hinderberger
price. Is there a new protocol of the subsequent legwork To protect your property, real estate professional is (CA DRE #01902607)
for handling these logistics? remotely. family, and potential buyers indispensable. Optimistic are Real Estate experts with
- Kylie P. Video is a godsend to from unnecessary exposure economists predict the Van Wig & Associates.
A Dear Kylie, These tours give buyers a better can insist on social distancing be seeing pre-pandemic Allison@superbroker.com
the no-touch crowd. Virtual to invasive organisms, you housing market will soon You can call or email them at:
562-754-8802 or
people idea of a home’s features and other precautions. Open numbers. We can only wait
days,

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