Showing Property with Kids - Through the Eyes of a Child

Showing Property with Kids
Through the Eyes of a Child

I have been showing people property for 15 years.  Some of my favorite experiences have been families with kids.  And some of my least favorite experiences have been families with kids.  

Now, I have kids of my own, so I have seen every form of bad behavior.  I understand temper tantrums, snack breaks, wetting pants, falling and crying, wanting to jump in the pool, climbing on and in bunk beds, and touching everything in someone else’s home . . . sometimes with dirty hands.  I once had a little boy break some figurine on a shelf as he slid his arm across the entire table.  Oops. 

But the youthful energy and the innocent questions make me love working with kids.

Kids get bored looking at properties.  It’s a long day of getting in and out of the car, listening to some real estate person talk about short term rental income, earnest money, furniture, garages, radon, blah, blah, blah.  They want to know if there is a park, pool, or ski run nearby.  They want to run.  They want to play.  They also usually want a snack.  

I’ve often wondered what a day of real estate showings is like for a kid. Recently, I got to work with a family with two little boys, ages 7 and 8.  I personally am partial to little boys.  I have two boys so I feel like I understand them.  These little men have a great mom who came prepared.  She gave them the “job” of taking photos to remember the places and to show their dad who was at work on the day we looked. I asked her whether it would be OK if I shared some of their photos.  These are the choice picks from the 8 year old.   

Now you get to see what a day of real estate showings looks like to an 8 year old boy.

We don’t know whose car this is.

But it feels kind of "spy like" as he shoots the photo through the blinds of the upstairs bedroom.

The listing broker did not think to feature the bear soap dispenser.  

Little boys like bunk beds. Period.

This is actually me. I think he thought he was getting my good side.   Haha.

This is a stuffed bear in the home they actually decided to purchase.  The kicker with this bear is that it was in the direct vision of security cameras that were on.  I noticed the cameras as the kids were crawling on the bear so we quickly stopped “riding “ the bear.  

Yes, Breckenridge is winter fun for all!

This is the inside of the refrigerator.  The buyer asked me if a place was occupied, and I said you can tell by looking in the fridge.  So, our little photographer opened the refrigerators to see if anyone lived in the units we saw.

I mentioned that I loved fast cars.  So check out this fancy Porsche!

I can’t tell you what we have here.

The mountains are a place where families create lifetime memories.  And sometimes, kids get the special treat of being able to shop with their parents for the place they will enjoy for many years to come!

If you are shopping for mountain real estate, and have little ones, feel free to bring them along!  With snacks and a camera of course.

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