Copyright © 2011 By Petra Norris *Please Put Your Valuables Away - Tips To Store Valuables When Selling Your Home*
Sound advice. One home that I showed, had a money clip with several Benjamin Franklins in it on the dresser! To cover myself and my buyers, I emailed the agent on my phone as we left to let them know.
Petra - Great tips for sellers. Secure your valuables, and remember where your hiding spots are at!
Petra, if you do not mind, I am going to re-blog. Please also remind sellers that if they are the type of people who own firearms to PLEASE SECURE THEM AWAY while selling a home. A co-worker of mine was showing a home to a young family, as the adults turned to look at the view & discuss some concerns, one of the 3 kids quickly ( fast fingers on those little ones ) openned a drawer on a coffee table & pulled out a GUN!
Petra, these are the points that sellers forget as well as agents and although i don't harp on it I am very upfront with the possibilities...many times I have seen cash on a dresser prior to an open house & opened the top drawer, threw it in and covered it! The homeowner is always grateful as well as ashamed that they were careless. I've never had it happen to me on theft at a showing but an associate of mine has so I am very mindful of it..this is another great pointer the Lakeland FL short sale agents bring up to ensure their clients are represented to the fullest.
Nancy - thanks for stopping by to comment; sellers get so side tracked by day to day stress and forget the little things to put small things away.
Ginny - it doesn't surprise me you would put things out of sight :) It was certainly a shock to me when the police called.
Merv - thank you for the re-blog; leaving firearms unsecured is reckless when selling a home. Extra precaution must be taken when firearms are in the house.
Laura, most definitely, thanks for stopping by
Mark - you are absolutely correct, thanks for your comment
Kristen - great way to protect yourself letting the listing agent know
Excellent tips for sellers. This is very good advice as it protects you, your clients and any potential buyers. Just another reason why you are the Lakeland FL short sale agent to call. Thanks for sharing.
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