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Q & A with the real estate expert
ASK ALLISON VAN WIG

SHOWING MY HOME DURING A PANDEMIC

Dear Allison, Plague buy a home must rethink photographs, no matter how (or couple) at a time. Make way. Whatever happens a
or no plague, I need every action once thought high the quality. them wear masks and don’t year or so from now, for
Qto sell my house routine. Economic activity Of course, you’ll want let them bring their kids. the foreseeable future, we
and relocate. What is slow and home sales are to present your property in Have hand sanitizer at the probably should expect the

I had come to assume was down, but they’re not out. the best possible light. If door for those who don’t unconventional to be the
a relatively straightforward Chronically low inventory you’re so inclined, you can carry their own; although norm. n
procedure, however, doesn’t suggests the housing market hire a professional stager recent studies suggest it may
feel so simple anymore. may skew in your favor. A lot who doesn’t have to leave be unnecessary, it doesn’t
I’m not even sure this is a of would-have-been sellers their office to provide you hurt to err on the side of
good time to sell. I imagine are unlisting their homes and with advice and a shopping caution.
many people are reluctant to might-have-been buyers are list. Even home inspectors You can sign most of the
commit to buying a house putting their lives on hold. can show what they find via paperwork without sharing
amid economic 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.
a good house that deserves an decade. Today, the internet in-person contact to the When selling a home in
appreciative owner and fair allows them to do most latter. times like these, a trusted
price. Is there a new protocol of the subsequent legwork To protect your property, real estate professional is
for handling these logistics? remotely. family, and potential buyers indispensable. Optimistic Allison Van Wig
Video is a godsend to from unnecessary exposure economists predict the
- Kylie P. the no-touch crowd. Virtual to invasive organisms, you housing market will soon Owner of Van Wig & Associates
(CA DRE #00985700) is the
A Dear Kylie, These tours give buyers a better can insist on social distancing be seeing pre-pandemic you can call or email her at:
562-882-1581 or
days, people who idea of a home’s features and other precautions. Open numbers. We can only wait
Allison@superbroker.com
decide to sell or and flow than can static your home only to one client and see if it plays out that

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