Monday, May 9, 2011

Common Courtesy


I am not sure if it’s arrogance or just a complete disregard for people other than oneself, but I thought it was time to speak up and perhaps encourage people to think about others first.

What has surprised me – although not shocked me – recently are people who go to real estate open houses.

My brother and his family recently sold their house and currently two of our direct neighbours are in the process of selling theirs.

While I appreciate people need to look through closets, attics and tiny spaces to get a scope of the layout of a house and turn on appliances and fireplaces to ensure they work, there are certain things you do not need to look through or touch such as inside dressers drawers or, in the case of my nephew, baby monitors.

And until the keys are in your hand and money is in the seller’s bank, this house is not yours and you need to treat it with respect.

Take your shoes off so you don’t track dirt through the house; if you turn on an appliance, such as a gas fireplace when it’s warm outside, turn it back off before you go; don’t touch things that don’t belong to you; and leave your pets at home.

Yes, on Saturday I watched a potential neighbour get out of her car with a dog on a leash.

I realize people treat their pets as people – I do, too. But this is not your house. Regardless if this house seller has a dog, you have no right to bring your pet into someone else’s house.

I am disgusted with the potential homebuyer and even more so with her real estate agent. I realize the real estate agent has the potential to make a lot of money, but she should have insisted the dog stay at home or in the car.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

I had people who would come to look at house and use the toilet. That was fine if they remembered to flush.

Unknown said...

That's absolutely disgusting! I can't believe someone would do that! People just don't think. What if the seller had severe animal allergies? Bringing your dog into someone else's home is just disrespectful and ignorant. Someone turned on your bro's baby monitor? So rude! Makes me so glad I'm not in that situation right now!

Nicole said...

Ew. They took a DOG into an open house? I have a dog. I love dogs. But I would be pretty pissed if someone brought a dog to an open house.

Shell said...

A dog??? That's crazy.

CoconutPalmDesigns said...

Wow! Really? A dog? Why not make yourself a sandwich while you are at it!

Cheers :-)
- CoconutPalmDesigns

Mz-Cellaneous said...

coconut... I bet ppl do that!! It would drive me nuts to have an open house, and I would probably insist on being there (pretending to be a customer too) if I had to.

Unknown said...

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