I have been hunting for a house out of town for some time now.

Since “some time” is measured in months, one might become frustrated with the slow rate of progress. Lest you think better of your humble correspondent, you’d be wrong: I am becoming frustrated.

There have been several close calls, where a promising looking property was snatched up just before us. There was one where a property turns out to be grossly and intransigently overpriced, and thus unsold for many months. There are some that have only the slightest teaser amount of information posted on the public realty databases.

To that one or two real estate agents that might happen across this weblog, please consider when selling a home:

• posting detailed floor maps, such as on this service or this one
• being flexible with showing a property to out-of-town visitors, even if they might come unaccompanied by their buyer’s agent

• paying attention and responding to email