Business as Usual?
Here in Arizona, Real Estate has been deemed essential business. We at the Dana Hubbell Group did not want to assume that the public would feel safe doing business as usual.
As a result we created a COVID-19 Safety Questionnaire:
COVID-19 Showing Questionnaire
Property Address: _____________________________________ 1. Have you or the Buyer recently traveled to an area with known local spread of COVID19 (aka Corona Virus) Yes_________ No_________ 2. Have you or the Buyer come into close contact (within 6 feet) with someone who has a laboratory confirmed COVID – 19 diagnosis in the past 14 days? Yes__________ No_________ 3. Do you or the Buyer have a fever (greater than 100.4 F or 38.0 C) OR symptoms of the virus such as lower respiratory illness such as cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or sore throat? Yes__________No_________ 4. Do you or the Buyer intend to wear gloves or wipe down the lock box, door handles and everything else you touch during the showing? Yes__________No_________ 5. Do you and the Buyer agree to keep the recommended social distancing of 6ft or more during the showing? Yes__________No_________ 6. Do you and the Buyer agree that no more than 4 people shall be at and in the home during the showing? Yes________ No________ 7. Will you be wearing a face mask during the showing: Yes_______ No_______ 8. Other potentially helpful information: ________________________________________________ 9. Do you and the Buyer agree to only touch the lockbox and the front door and one door to the back yard? Do you agree to sanitize these two doors after using and do you agree to sanitize the lockbox and the key when you leave? YES ______ NO______ 10. The Seller will leave all cabinets open to limit touching. Do you and the Buyer agree not to close any of the interior doors or cabinets? YES______ NO______
We have a similar one for a Buyer who might want to ask the same questions to the owner of a home before they go look at it. We thought it might be “too much” but every Buyer and Seller has appreciated it and has had no problem filling it out.
When showing a home, we do not ride in the same vehicle, we meet them there and we do not greet each other with a handshake or a hug. We had masks made and we give them to the clients. We wear gloves and ask the Buyer not to touch anything. This way, we will be the only ones touching the keys and doors. We ask the owner to open all closet doors and cabinets so we do not have to touch. We place opened, Clorox wipes on the kitchen counter in case the buyer needs it. And, we stay 6 feet apart.
12 homes have been sold since our Stay Home, Stay Safe and Stay Connected orders have been given.
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