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[BoholDiver]

We are moving out in May, and today we had our first visit from the good old boo-dong-san. No notice. Just an impatient knock on the door. I guess the lady thinks we're leaving at the beginning of April.

I decided to let them look but this will be the last time without notice. We have boxes everywhere. It's a real mess.

Then they asked for a number, I gave them my wife's. Then the cheeky female dog asked for the number combination of our door. 'For when you are not home', and I said no. She looked surprised actually.

I called my wife and asked her to straighten her out. My wife said 'you have ti give me at least 10 minutes notice.' and I told her to change that. An hour's notice, and only if it is convenient for us. If I am alone at home I simply won't answer the door.

[Captain Corea]

Yeah, when we had our place listed they tried that with us too.... and we told them to bugger off. Luckily, our place was in demand, so they had to conform to our schedules.


No pass codes were ever given.

[BoholDiver]

It doesn't matter if our place is in demand. They will conform to us. I will not be inconvenienced at all. No more unexpected visitors. I was too surprised to react properly.

What do you think proper notice is? I think 1 hour, and only if I am home anyways. I would not change my plans in any way.

[PatrickGHBusan]

1 hour is very reasonable.

[decolyon]

I remember when I was getting ready to leave my last place. My school has the lease so I had no idea I would be getting potentials coming over when ever they wanted.

I tried to be polite and just let the agent show the place and be on their way. Usually less than a few minutes. The last one was the worst. I was busy getting ready for work, just out of the shower, half dressed, right in the middle of my routine. I hear the knock and know immediately who it is. I let them in and the potential and the agent just stood there in the middle of the living room chatting up a storm while I was trying to get ready. I tried to give them subtle hints by constantly walking back and forth between them and asking them to move out of the way for various things. No avail. Both those old hags just stood right there in the middle like they owned the place yaking about god-knows-what. I wish more than anything I had just politely pushed them out of the door after the first 5 minutes.

[Radius]

[Menino80]

[BoholDiver]

1 hour is reasonable if I am home anyways. If I am out and they ask me to come home to show my place, no beans.

If we had a key lock and hadnt changed it, I bet they'd show our place when we're not home and we wouldn't even know anything different. They'd come, knock on the door and if no one answers, just let themselves in.

1 hour notice is gonna fork with any real estate agent's plans. House hunters are impatient and expect to see a place NOW!!

[Xuanzang]

[ED209]

Had the same problem a few years back. I just let whoever came to the door in. The Jehovah Witnesses were a little confused to why I led them into the bathroom.