Beep...Beep...30 Seconds to Disarm the Alarm-Outrageous Real Estate in San Antonio TX
Hi Sussie-Me too...Even when I do know there's an alarm and I have the code, I panic as I am afraid I won't be able to find it lol :)!
I have heard a few in my time. The code, the location... all so important and I don't understand how they can forget.
Hi Brenda, it appears that rentals are conveniently forgotten around here, too. I don't know how many times I've scheduled showings just to find out later that it had already been rented a few days prior. What is up with that??
The dreaded alarm .. I've had a similar experience but left before the cops showed up. The alarm was so incredibly loud that there was no way to stick around. I called the showing service, listing agent's office and listing agent himself .. the only ones who picked up was the showing service.
My heart starts racing as soon as I read 'alarm' in the showing instructions!
Happened to me last week - someone called when it went off and I told them who I was - they said OK - BUT DID NOT turn that loud blare off! Tried to show the home but it was too awful and they alarm kept saying where we were in the house - Motion detect in Basement - Motion Detect in Living Room - Motion Detected in Foyer. Could not wait to get out of there!
Brenda alarms used to alarm me earlier on...and now they can be annoying especically if they don't give, leave or share the code. One of my first years in the business (late 80's) I was going to show a home in our country club area and set off the alarm that wasn't supposed to be on. Police did show up but after that I was never embarrased again. Almost every home has an alarm in our local.
Brenda - I had this happen on my OWN listing! The owner gave me the wrong security code. She was so used to just punching in the numbers that she didn't really think about what the numbers were. She had to go to the system and punch in the numbers so that I could write them down. I think real estate agents hate alarms more than the burglars do!
Brenda - Great story. This is why I don't like to deal with alarm systems!
Brenda I can empathize and sympathize with you! I have had owners give me the wrong code or change the code after showing, that was fun, because they didn't want anyone to have it? I think we should have what is your funniest alarm code story LOL
Hi Tammy-Apparently they didn't forget...they didn't know. How that is possible, I will never understand lol :)!
Hi Andrea-What killed me was that CSS notifies you whenever you have a showing. One would think that the agent would have called me and said, that one's been rented already. I called her after and she was like, oops.. (eye roll). My heart starts racing too with an alarm...however, at least they let us know. This time, no information on an alarm being there, much less a code to turn the thing off lol :)!
Hi Debbie-I am guessing the buyers passed on that home lol :)!
Hi Anna-No reason to be embarrassed anymore but wow is it annoying lol :)!
Hi Gail-Too funny. It's sad when the owner doesn't even know lol :)!
Hi Laura-Me either lol :)!!
Thanks all for stopping by!
Hi Andrea-That would be awesome to read everyone's alarm stories...if you are in Real Estate, you probably have one...just like a tequilla story lol :)! Thanks for stopping by!
I'm having so much fun reading these stories..."yes..yes...all owners write down the code near the alarm for convenience for us agents and any burglars who may happen by..."
LOL!!!
Brenda I can imagine the look on your face as that alarm was going off. But the picture I want to see is you working that plunger ........... LOL
Hi Lisa-Yeah :)!! I Love that someone got the sarcasm I wrote in that! I was starting to wonder lol :)!
Hi George-Too funny! I did have a look on my face that was probably priceless lol :)!
Now that is a funny one, Brenda. Good thing the cops didn't come in firing :)
I hate it when they don't tell you the ONLY keypad is in XXXX room an dhow to get there. I have found them in master closets (across the house), utility rooms, entry ways (thank goodness) and behind furniture!
Hi Brenda,
I know how you feel as I set off an alarm at a home when the code CSS gave me was incorrect. The alarm company called and I answered. I explained the situation and then the owner called and hung up on me with a loud crash. My clients thought it was hilarious and also thought the owner a total jerk. They scratched that home off the top of their list!!. I have emphathy and I hate it when an alarm is set. I feel like I am playing baet the clock..
good story and good luck with the challenge.
Hi Than-I hate that too...it's great to have the code, but if you have to go on a rushed hunt for it, it can make showing a harrowing experience as well lol :)!
Hi Bob-Beat the clock is a very good analogy and thank you :)!
Clogging the toilet of a new listing is definitely one I haven't heard before. You are quick thinker.
LOL, Brenda. Not being able to stop that Alarm is frightening. This has happened to me more than once. Each time I called CSS, and the first thing the said when I called was, "We can hear your Problem". Sometimes, I would forget the instructions that had those alarms, and one time, there were instructions to use some remote which took me two hold minutes to find it and to shut thing off.
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