- To avoid unnecessary home viewings, buyers will provide proof of funds, as well as be fully pre-approved for a loan.
- Showings should be done virtually, if at all possible.
- Buyers will have no signs of cold or flu, fever, cough, shortness of breath and understand the risks of showing and visiting properties.
- Buyers and their agent must electronically sign the Property Viewing Advisory and Declaration form prior to the showing appointment.
- Showing appointments must be made with the seller.
- Buyers should meet the agent at the property.
- All persons visiting a property will agree to wash their hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer prior to entry.
- Buyers should be instructed not to touch anything and/or to wear disposable rubber gloves and protective face masks, if available; and to dispose of them after leaving the property. Bring your own sanitizers, and gloves — don’t rely on others to bring them.
- Only a single agent and two people maximum will enter the home at the same time while maintaining a six foot social distance with masks on.
- Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer after leaving the property.
- Discussions after the showing with the buyer should be conducted through electronic means such as email, telephone, Zoom or FaceTime, rather than in person, as maintaining a conversation while adhering to the social distance guidelines is difficult. Offers and all transaction paperwork should also be discussed over the phone and signed electronically.
- Further more, if anyone who enters the property is later diagnosed with COVID-19, the person who is diagnosed must immediately inform the listing agent, who will then make best efforts to inform everyone who entered the property after the person diagnosed, of that fact.
Using these COVID-19 precautions, buyers should be able to safely shop and buy a home.
Written by
Virginia Hall, CRS, ABR, CNE, SFR
Keller Williams Realty
619.258.8585
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