Putting a house on the market for sale can really be an inconvenience. Agents make appointments and don't show up or are late, buyer's want to come back more than once before they make an offer, buyers work and want to come at night and so it goes.
Following is a link to a blog post by Lenn Harley A Broker in Maryland who outlines some of the issues with being a seller and why it is in your best interests to let us do our job even though you might find it a pain.
"What does "FOR SALE" mean?
"It means that the home is listed FOR SALE by the owner with the understanding that interested home buyers will be visiting the home to walk through it to help them, the home buyers, determine whether or not the property will be considered as a future home. Often, after trying to get access to a home listed for sale, I come to believe that the seller wishes to sell but doesn't want anyone visiting. Fact is, many home buyers need to visit a home for sale more than once before making an offer. This is particularly true of first time home buyers, which is a huge percentage of our market today"
Lenn's post here.
