No, do not meet them. Not after all the stupid stuff they put you thru in the first place. Keep your distance.

Nope. I would guess there's a much greater chance for something bad to happen than something good to happen. Things are going OK now, right? Don't rock the boat!

No, let their realtor handle it.

No not in this case. You don't want to let slip something that would have them starting again with negotiations, etc. Not that there's anything to negotiate.

When the ex and I were selling our first house we were young and were doing it as a FSBO. I remember we had a couple who loved the house. It was their second time at the house and they had brought their parents this time. This house was a 2br/2bth craftsman bungalow with a narrow stairway up to the attic area. What we'd call a 1 1/2 story house. The attic was really not finished although I had been using it as my studio. The stairway was definitely not to code and would need to be completely redone to make the upstairs usable.

The mother of the couple asked me about the stairs and before I could explain how they could cut into the master bedroom a bit (which was 21' x 13' so plenty long to lose a foot or two), the ex blurted out, that no he didn't see any way it could be done. (And I stayed married to him for another 17 years?) And to make it worse, he was a salesman!

Needless to say, they didn't buy the house.

Agree, don't meet them.

20 some years ago I went house hunting with a realtor. The house was very nice, with lovely yard and pool.

While I was mentally calculating downpayment and monthly payment, I heard the realtor asked the owner how she liked the pool. The owner said she hated the pool with passion, as it required so much work, and it was the major reason she wanted to "get rid of the house".

I did not make offer, and I have learned the lesson of never meeting potential buyers. If I have to, I would never say anything negative when showing a house.

As pointed out generally it is best to NOT be there. Allow your agent to handle it, that's what they are they for. That being said, I met with our buyers a few times because there was some discretion in things like the Radon mitigation system that was being installed (I don't know how the house when from 2pcu/L when I bought it to over 4 when I soled it). I wanted to make sure they were happy with the placement of the pipes and stuff.

Should I leave? I assume their realtor will be with them and there is a lock box. My realtor is away. I am curious to meet them. Their realtor was here for the radon and the appraisal and he is a really nice fellow. He keeps telling me how wonderful they are and how much they love the house. They are his friends. I am having trepidation.

This is another reason why you shouldn't meet with them. You're still attached to "your house". After all you loved this house for years, fixed it up, etc. Do you really want to hear about all the changes the new folks are planning on doing to "ruin" your house? Keep your memories as they are and meet them at the closing.

I say no, dont meet them. You dont know what they may ask. I wouldnt risk anything untoward happening that may change things.

I would tell them to come after they have a mortgage commitment so you have more evidence that closing will occur. I don't know your backstory but it sounds as if some issues have occurred already. Heck no, they don't come back to measure until it is a done deal (or nearly).

I would absolutely meet them. I handle every aspect of my own deals even if Realtors are involved (except posting the actual listing, and some forwarding of information for Realtors who fear dealing with principals). But I know how to chit-chat and not be grilled for information or say stupid, deal-killing things if that happens to be a possibility. I've done this successfully many times, and the Buyers are always happy to hear the relevant inside info on the house. One time I was able to tell them the Vienna Boys choir once performed from my loft (for previous, original owners) and several opera stars had stayed in the home. People love to hear stuff like that.

I prefer to be in the home, because I have had agents/prospective buyers cause damage while "checking things out". I keep an eye on that.

When I sold my last house I had lived in it for many years and had installed many nice features and did things like put in hidden wiring runs for electronics and security which I thought would be helpful for the new owner to know. I also thought I would provide a map of plumbing cleanouts and where the irrigation system ran, etc. When I showed my writeup to my very experienced realtor, he counseled me to not provide it. He went on to relate several stories of deals that he had fall through or, in one case, resulted in a law suit after purchase because the seller had casually disclosed some "innocent" or seemingly helpful detail about the house that later ended up causing a problem. This was one reason he also discouraged me from meeting the buyer prior to the sale.

My realtor left the decision up to me, but I came away convinced that he was providing me good counsel, and I tossed my helpful list in the waste basket.

They have probably come and gone by now. I'll be the lone dissenter. Yes, be there when they show up. Meeting buyers is no big deal. You don't have to spill your guts about the house or answer questions. I'm sure you are mature enough to handle it. Just go about your business while the realtor and the buyers go about theirs. I wouldn't let anyone alone in my house to do who knows what. People make more of the situation of buyers/sellers meeting then should be.

They came. I greeted them. They were lovely, happy, excited. We chatted about the baby, the room layout and how to clean the counters. I excused myself saying I had to meet a friend who was helping me with work and left to go to a cafe nearby. So it worked out well. They really love the house.

I would have PAID for an irrigation plan, but this 2 acre property came with 12 irrigation stations and no rhyme or reason to it. 30 years worth of leaks! OMG! Every day we discover a new valve? What the? And a few new leaks. We have met the previous owner, and she loves our improvements, but she was as clueless about the irrigation as we are. We have paid professionals to come here and figure it out, but too much land and too many questions.

I guess people could sue over stuff that could be helpful, but we would have loved direction from the previous owner.

Happy you like the people that will be buying your home. The previous owner is really happy we improved what she couldn't and loves what we did.

GL in your new home.