We are selling our townhome and finally accepted an offer. The buyer is a young woman who is getting help from her parents. Long story short, we accepted the offer this morning and they are asking for the parents to come see the house. We won’t be home until late tonight and are exhausted from showing the house for two weeks and all day yesterday and night . This is inconvenient and we are suggesting they come during the week but they keep insisting today even if late tonight . Are we wrong for not letting them come late tonight when we are home? I don’t believe this is the norm when selling a home.
NTA. You are within your rights to not have them over at some ridiculous hour. Tell them to coordinate with their realtor a time for a showing with their parents if they want it so bad.
She’s already made an offer and you’ve already accepted it. There’s no urgency for her parents to see it, and this is something that should be done at a time convenient for both parties. Just say no. NTA.
agreed. If you cave to this demand now, they are going to be a nightmare during the inspection and closing process. Set boundaries early
That’s another thing I was thinking. What if they want to just show up unannounced or bring tons of people here? I still live here and have a life here and don’t want to be disrupted in that way. Trying to be as reasonable as possible and don’t want random intrusions
When I bought the house, I never even met the owners.
NTA. Do you have a realtor? They should be handling this issue. Would you let either your or the buyer’s realtor give the parents a “showing” while you’re gone today?
Tell them that late night viewing is inconvenient for you, that you’re happy to let the parents see the house at a mutually convenient time, and try to set an appointment.
NTA and this should all be done through your realtor. Tell your realtor its a hard no and provide some dates the parents can come look.
My realtor is unavailable since this was a last minute request and they have showings with other clients today so it would only be me available later tonight . I’m not sure about their realtor but I have dogs and it wouldn’t be possible to have them removed . Trying to schedule with them this week even for tomorrow instead but they said the parents are going on vacation and want to see it no matter what time
Then absolutely no. This whole transaction has nothing to do with the parents. Just because they gave money to the buyers means they have no entitlement to anything.
They can see it at a mutually agreeable time when they come back.
Do not EVER show your home without a realtor present. And after the offer has been accepted, your realtor needs to be there. Tell the buyer to contact your realtor directly.
The only thing that is going to happen is the parents are going to find flaws and make financial demands. It’s a tale as old as real estate time. You both have professionals working for you – never talk directly to the buyer, ever.
NTA— I absolutely hate buyers like this. They think that the world should revolve around their schedule because they’re paying money, but they don’t consider the fact that you have a life and the world doesn’t revolve around them. No means no. They can arrange to come during the week.
This is not something you should be dealing with. Contact your realtor and everything needs to go through them. It’s literally their job.
You absolutely have the right to say no.
ETA: NTA
NTA. “Unfortunately we are not available for a last minute showing today. We will be available at X time on X date for a showing or you can contact the realtor to schedule one.”
If they show up you don’t have to answer the door.