House Showing Formalities and Etiquette Are you a buyer wondering what a showing will be like, or a seller curious on what happens while a prospective buyer is in your home? Let's go through showing formalities and etiquette to answer some of your questions! Let's start at the beginning- When a buyer sees a home online that they'd like to view in person, they will contact their real estate agent to schedule a showing. To request a showing, the buyer's agent needs to either reach out to the listing agent/seller's agent directly, or schedule their request through a showing service- whichever the listing agent prefers. Once confirmed with the seller, the listing agent will give access information to the buyer's agent and let them know they are good to go. With each showing confirmation there is a set of instructions for the buyer's agent to know. Sometimes the instructions may have notes for the buyer's agent to point out to their buyers while walking thr...