Do prospective buyers want neighbors to say hi?
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Anonymous
| That’s a bit weird. I’d only wave if I knew they had bought it. |
Anonymous
It’s 100% not weird for a mom with her kid to wave at another mom with her kid across the street when the first mom is looking at buying the house across the street. It’s weird you would qualify waving back on if you somehow knew they were the buyers. I’d be weirded out if someone acted this way and honestly a bit worried their kid also inherited their parent’s antisocial tendencies and that they’d be weird kids for my kids to be around. If the house is a slam dunk otherwise I’d overlook that but if we were on the fence, idk. |
Anonymous
This isn't what always happens though.. Especially from gossip perspective, which is what it is. Every buyer would want as much "intel" on the house and the surrounding area as neighbors would volunteer, they are the ones looking, after all, and it's their money at stake. Of course they want neighbors to talk. So, it's a burden on you to become a part of the "sale", and I'd rather not deal with it. I am not here to persuade or dissuade buyers, so I would prefer it to not go beyond a warm hello or a wave. Be friendly, but keep my mouth shut is my strategy.  If a buyer is particularly inquisitive and comes up to talk and asks too many questions, I'd politely say I have somewhere to be
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Anonymous
| This is why we bought a house without neighbors. |
Anonymous
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The new people should come and say hi.
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Anonymous
But if OP is peoples person should say hi. |