Full Day O' Showings

We had three house showings today and I've discovered that my daily limit for house showings is around two.  Definitely not three.  Since our first contract went bust, quite out of the blue, serious momentum was lost.  A meeting of minds determined that we should lower our asking price to get back in the game.  Hours after putting the new listing price into effect, we had three showings.  I like the efficiency of getting that many pairs of eyes on my clean floors all in one day but logistically, it was tricky to pull off, as there were all ready some plans on the books for the day.  Jack had his homeschool science class in a town 20 miles away and Apollo had an appointment with the groomers.  The car was also nearly out of gas (there is only one now, since my beloved van went to live with another family)  and undoubtedly we would be wanting to eat at some point.  Somehow we pulled it all off, although Dale was left to walk around the block with Apollo at one point, waiting for Jack & I to rescue him and take him to lunch.  As hard as it is to get out of the house for a showing, light turned on, counters cleared, used towels hidden away, knowing when you can return to your house is even trickier.  If the agent does not leave a business card (many have not), you have no idea if they've been there and left already or if they haven't arrived yet.  Next time we have a showing, I plan to leave a thread caught in the doorjam, a la Bladerunner, so I can tell at a glance if anyone has entered the house.  And how cool would it be if agents left origami unicorns on the counter!  Anyway, by the final showing, we ended up just parking in the driveway of the vacant house across the street.  Yes, we were staking out our own house. That's what three showing in one day will do to you!

Maybe we are all just replicants after all...