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The
answer is definitely yes.
A showing service is a company that takes on the
task of scheduling showings for properties that are
listed for sale. It
benefits the seller, the listing Realtor, and any
Realtor who shows a home to a buyer. It
also provides a level of security to the seller and the
home.
This
is how it works. A
Realtor who lists a home for sale can register it with a
showing service. The
Realtor will include the phone number of that showing
service on the MLS listing on the NAR website.
If a buyer decides he/she wants to see that home,
they will call their Realtor and ask to see it.
Their Realtor will call the showing service, give
their identification information, and schedule a time to
show the home. The
showing service will give instructions that are specific
for showing that particular home (i.e. the dog is in the
garage). The
buyers’ Realtor can call 7 days a week or they can go
online and schedule it whenever they want.
The showing service will notify the sellers so
that they can be prepared. Here
are the benefits:
1.
This is convenient to all the Realtors who
are involved, which means that the home will
get shown more often.
2.
There is a record of who is showing the
home.
3.
The showing service will systematically
request feedback from the Realtor who shows the home and
communicate it to the seller.
What
happens when the seller’s Realtor does not use a
showing service? That
Realtor lists their own phone number on the NAR website
to schedule an appointment.
Here are the problems with that:
1.
If the seller’s Realtor does not answer
his/her phone when someone is trying to schedule an
appointment, the home may not get shown.
Buyers may try to set up showings on weekends, at
night, early or late.
It can be very hard for a Realtor to answer all
these calls and some may get missed.
The seller may never know how many showings are
being missed.
2.
The seller will never know how well their
Realtor is screening the callers to see if they are
legitimate Realtors.
Anyone can see the phone number on the sign in
the yard and call and say, “I am a Realtor and I want
to show this home.”
If they are not screened properly, access may be
given to anyone who asks.
3.
The seller will never know if their
Realtor is requesting feedback from the showings.
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