I toured a home with a potential Buyer the other day. As I entered the house, I knocked and called out "Hello I am here for a showing" ( as I usually do). After realizing that the house was empty I opened the door further and stepped inside. The dining room, which was in the next room and in clear view of the front door housed a table with something on it. As I approached closer, I realzed it was a leather gun holster, a clip and a gun case....but no gun.
I froze in my tracks..."Hello?" I called out suspiciously.
Not sure if I was alone, many different scenarios flashed before my eyes. Why is this stuff left out on the table? What if someone else is in the house and actually has the gun that belongs in this leather holster?
I stood and listened to the silence of the home and decided to enter the kitchen which was adjacent to the dining room and seemed quiet. I checked it out, looked down the hall leading to the back door and sure enough, the house seemed empty.
My heart was still pounding as I unlocked the garage to let the Buyer in, as they couldn't manuveur on the difficult concrete stairs leading to the stoop on the outside of the house.
Has this ever happened to anyone out there but maybe was worse than just the gun case and clip? We go into homes all the time without knowing what to expect. I have been in some strange places with Clients when working in this field.
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