If you are getting ready to sell your Tahoe Keys real estate, you likely are going through the process of getting your home ready, along with the paperwork to list. There is a lot that goes into listing a home for sale in Tahoe Keys: prepping the property, photography, paperwork, and price. On the paperwork portion, your Tahoe Keys realtor will ask you about accessibility. This is how you want potential buyers to be able to access your home. There are 5 different options you can choose from.

The first option, and most common and recommended, is the lockbox. This gives buyers the option to see the home as soon as they want at a time that works best for their schedule. Their Tahoe Keys realtor will open the lockbox with their personal code and give them a tour of the Tahoe Keys property for sale.

The second option, which is a little more of a hassle, is leaving a key at the Tahoe Keys real estate office that has your home listed. This requires the buyers agent to stop by and pick up the key and then return it when they are done with the showing. Note: This is not convenient if there are multiple requests to show at around the same time. Especially since a lot of Lake Tahoe realtors map their route when showing more than one property.

The third option is simply to call and then go show. The seller is flexible, they just want to know that a showing is taking place at their Tahoe Keys home for sale.

The fourth option is to show by appointment only. This requires a time frame where a certain amount of notice is required. Some people ask for 48 hours notice while others simply ask for an hour. While needing notice to get your house ready is understandable, asking for a couple days notice could cause you to lose out on great buyer. In a second home market like Lake Tahoe, some of these people only have the weekends to come up and view homes. If you prepped your home appropriately before listing, it should be easy for you to quickly get it in order and then leave so that people can tour. If you feel you need more time, discuss the reasoning and solutions with your Tahoe Keys realtor.

Another option for showings is limited access. This means the home is only available select days at select times for showings. If you are only allowing showings while you are at work during the week, you could lose out on buyers as they likely will also be working.

There may be some solid reasoning why you can’t be as flexible as a “Go Show!” seller, but be sure to make that clear in the agent only remarks and try to work with the buyers as much as you can. Accessibility can make or break the ability to get your home sold quickly and for the most amount of money possible.

For more information on Tahoe Keys real estate, call 530-308-4331.