OK, its really just one reason repeated three times.
Repeat after me, as a home seller, you are now in the retail business. You have ONE product. You advertised it, priced it right, maybe you even staged it and by gosh got a top notch real estate agent to advertise and help you sell it.
Here is a closely held secret of retail and it applies to real estate. You need to be open when your customers want to shop. People want to see your house. I wanted to see these houses. I called and requested appointments to see the house. When is the last time you called ahead to Nordstrom’s to make an appointment to look at shoes or ties or suits?
I am not the big bad wolf knocking at your door. Let me in by the shaven hairs on my double chin-chin. I am an experienced real estate agent trying to see what your house looks like because I might have a buyer for it.