As we admired the gourmet kitchen in an Ashburn townhouse, I suggested heading upstairs to check out the bedroom level since the listing boasted about the luxurious master bath.
this could be the house ~ I thought
“And this is the Master Bedroom…” I professionally explained.
“get – out!” I heard meekly from the bed.
“I’m sick… and have the flu.”
This is a true story, but one that I think about every flu season. Disturbing, yes?
Courtesy: The Methodist Hospital System
Home Seller with the Flu
- Contact your real estate agent
- Take your home “temporarily” off the market
- Drink water and get some rest
- Get well and then we will come back and check out your house
A sick home seller strategy ~ make a plan.
About Doug Francis
A few years ago I noticed that real estate sites seem to show the same MLS listings, so I decided to create a distinct real estate blog to share my local insight - if you already live here or are relocating. There are topics based on recent client experiences, buying custom homes, and more learned over the past twenty years. Take a few minutes and read a blog post or two to see if my approach matches your goals. I am a real estate agent with RE/MAX, have lived in Oakton and McLean, and live in Vienna Virginia. My goal is to provide you with intel into today's market, candor, practical advice, ideas to get you moving, some humor, geeky stats, the best coffee shop, some video, and a cool way to search for homes. Helping you understanding the process of making an offer, the sales contract and more will come when we meet. Yes, I live here. It is easy to reach me: 
OMG! I hate when that happens.. Actually, even when it’s not the flu. I hate walking in on people who are in the house. i knock or ring the doorbell and shout, “Is anyone home?” more than once when I use the lockbox to gain entry. Then I walk in on someone snoozing on the couch or in the bed like this blog post mentions. It’s embarrassing and it pretty much guarantees that the house will not sell, at least to that buyer.
You should absolutely put the house into “temporarily off the market” status until you’re well enough to get out of the house and let someone who might want to buy it some “room” to look through it.
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