I had a property listed during a slower market and while it showed better than any of the
properties similarly priced in the area it just wasn’t moving. Such was the market at the time.

My client had received a second viewing request and my client called in a bit of a panic. She had
left for work late and her house wasn’t quite in the perfect state of show readiness that it usually
was. She wondered if I thought that would be a problem. Since I had the morning free I told her I
would drive out to her place and ensure everything was put away.

I arrived at the home and found that all in all the home was really in quite show ready condition.
A few dishes in the sink which I put in the dishwasher. A little bit of clean laundry that was sitting
atop the dryer that I put away in their closet and a few very minor things on coffee tables etc.
I left feeling that my client perhaps over reacted as there really was nothing devastating about the
condition of the home by any means.

Later that evening my client sent me a photo of her bra that was hung overtop the shower curtain to dry. I was so intent on finding the little things I completely overlooked the obvious. We both had a good laugh over my missing something so visible.

The house sold to the buyer who had scheduled the second showing so obviously the bra over the shower curtain rod wasn’t a deal breaker.

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