I agree with Trev - you are being railroaded.

We were in this situation ONCE - we did not know our rights, and the landlord did not even TELL us that he was thinking of selling, we just got home to a FOR SALE sign in the front yard.

Lucky for me (or was it??) ONE agent was involved, but she tried to book people during the day, late at night, all over the place.

I just refused to be at home, and put the double lock on the door. The agent had a key for the top lock, not the bottom one ..... She blew a gasket, but I refused to budge. I gave her between 5pm - 6pm on a weekday (Tues, Wed, Thur) and 9am on a Saturday. If there were still people in the house past 6pm, I put my music on, LOUD, and started cooking .....

Believe me, she tried to come in on her own .......... because I was actually home one of the days (she didn't know), and she got a big fright when I actually opened the door. She tried to bring people through, and I refused!

How about changing your phone message to say - "if you are calling about the house sale, you may only come between 6:30 and 8 - after that the house is NOT AVAILABLE and the door will be locked".