If you're listing for sale remember to CLEAR OUT THE VALUABLES, REMOVE DRUGS FROM THE MEDICINE CABINETS, AND LOCK UP FINANCIAL INFORMATION! Assume that if you're holding open houses, anything can be stolen. An agent holding open the house has only two eyes, and if he/she is escorting one person or group through the house, another can enter unseen. Sometimes thieves work in groups to distract the agent. Last year I had a listing that was hugely attractive and was on a busy street. On warm summer days I would get dozens through an open house. I had to impose a rule of one group at a time in the house and had to shut the front door to prevent people from entering as I toured folks through.  The best policy is to store anything of real value including financial information in a secure location, maybe even off-site. If you have medicines in the house that you cannot be without during the listing period, lock them up! Happy Selling! Sincerely, Keith Berne RE/MAX Equity Group, Broker, GRI, Portland, Oregon 503-495-5238

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