Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1450067)

As to people viewing a home for sale. I do not disagree with what you say. However and again we are talking about expectations vis a vis intent...the reality is the home is being advertised. a prospective buyer wants to look all around the home. In addition the home in question is on a golf course and the people will want a view of that course they will view the advertisement as an invitation and if they are in the initial stages of an investigation of location , etc they will not want to engage the homeowner yet. Again some will call some will not but once the home is advertised it sets in motion the unexpected....and right and wrong matter little.

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1449625)

Ah here we can revert to the discussion of we have a communications problem or the EXPECTATIONS
VIS A VIS INTENT DILEMMA .

I contend that the wide spread advertisements and selling of this home changes the status of people coming onto this property from trespassers to invitees and as such unless the homeowner in her advisement made clear that no one was allowed on the premises without a prior appointment creates a dilemma.

While I understand your meaning of call ahead, it would appear to be "common sense" by some people to deduce that since the property is for sale it is open for inspection.



Actually I would welcome people to come take a look kick the tires because I want to sell my house and I want to sell it quickly..but that's another topic.

For homeowners who have lawn service, pest control etc you have what is referred to as licensee, allowing them to come onto your property to provide the service you pay for.

People are over reacting and applying a dichotomy to this issue and in some respects its puzzling to me.

The house is for sale "for sale" begs take a look, the expectation would be some people would not want to contact the owner with any kind of commitment until they had a look, a sincere interest in the property.

If this intrusion was happening to the homeowner and the house was not for sale well that's a horse of a different color

Personal Best Regards:

Originally Posted by samhass (Post 1450395)

Thanks for your input.
If driven by curiosity, the realtor not only has pictures of the house and interior, there is also a video tour and a drone flyover. The lot is 3/4 of an acre. For these people to be right up on my house is worrisome. The home can be seen by appointment only, and I did this because I seriously enjoy my privacy...sale or no sale. Friends and neighbors can walk in my yard and are always welcome to drop by. I draw the line when total strangers are behind my house. It is right on Lake Sumter, so they really had to take a long walk to get here, and there is no reason for them to be back there. Curiosity is not a reason. I don't think a sale will be lost because they could not walk all around the yard unannounced. Many people have driven around the cul de sac several times to look. If they are interested, the realtor would be happy to show the home and property. If I see them stopped and looking, I may offer to walk around with them. Otherwise, I really hope they will look from the street or cart path, then call the realtor.

Originally Posted by samhass (Post 1450511)

At the dead end of Ternberry Forest Dr, Bridgeport Lake Sumter.

Originally Posted by samhass (Post 1450571)

Thank you, Grace, for that beautiful description. We have loved being here. It just isn't the same without my sweetheart. I am not sure why we thought we would live forever, but we did. We had such joy in this house, and I hope the buyer will experience that same joy.
I was happy to be so close to hospice, too. He spent his last eight days there. I go up on the balcony , gaze over at the building, and try to mentally communicate with him. I will be taking him home to the woods and we will have our ashes joined when it is my time. I have a favorite rock that overlooks the valley, and our joined ashes will be cast to the winds. We will add alkalinity to the forest floor below, and parts of us will go into the stream that travels on to the Delaware, then to the Atlantic. From there, we will travel the world. So, we still have plans, the two of us.

Originally Posted by samhass (Post 1450571)

Thank you, Grace, for that beautiful description. We have loved being here. It just isn't the same without my sweetheart. I am not sure why we thought we would live forever, but we did. We had such joy in this house, and I hope the buyer will experience that same joy.
I was happy to be so close to hospice, too. He spent his last eight days there. I go up on the balcony , gaze over at the building, and try to mentally communicate with him. I will be taking him home to the woods and we will have our ashes joined when it is my time. I have a favorite rock that overlooks the valley, and our joined ashes will be cast to the winds. We will add alkalinity to the forest floor below, and parts of us will go into the stream that travels on to the Delaware, then to the Atlantic. From there, we will travel the world. So, we still have plans, the two of us.

Originally Posted by duffysmom (Post 1450623)

Originally Posted by samhass (Post 1450395)

Thanks for your input.
If driven by curiosity, the realtor not only has pictures of the house and interior, there is also a video tour and a drone flyover. The lot is 3/4 of an acre. For these people to be right up on my house is worrisome. The home can be seen by appointment only, and I did this because I seriously enjoy my privacy...sale or no sale. Friends and neighbors can walk in my yard and are always welcome to drop by. I draw the line when total strangers are behind my house. It is right on Lake Sumter, so they really had to take a long walk to get here, and there is no reason for them to be back there. Curiosity is not a reason. I don't think a sale will be lost because they could not walk all around the yard unannounced. Many people have driven around the cul de sac several times to look. If they are interested, the realtor would be happy to show the home and property. If I see them stopped and looking, I may offer to walk around with them. Otherwise, I really hope they will look from the street or cart path, then call the realtor.

Originally Posted by jeriteri (Post 1451003)

I had a guy prowling around the front of a home I had for sale. He bought the home. You never know!

Originally Posted by jeriteri (Post 1451003)

I had a guy prowling around the front of a home I had for sale. He bought the home. You never know!