For the life of me I cannot understand stupid, and yes even lazy agents in real estate. Maybe I can and this is why I am writing this Blog. It never fails that you have a vacant home 'under contract' that is just about ready to close. The carpets have just been cleaned, the final walk-through is a few days away, there is a big "UNDER CONTRACT" rider on the sign, the home is listed as "pending sale status' for the past 25 days and you get a call from an agent that asks if tey can show the home. You tell them "No, the home is just a few days away from closing, and it is no longer available to be shown!" The agent responds "We are already in hte home, and using the facilities!" So why the call? Sound familiar? In the back ground you can hear at least 5 children running around, and a lot of commotion! When you tell the agent to get out of the home, the walk through is the following day, and please leave the home the way you found it!"
The agent usually says, "I'm sorry, my phone is breaking up...I can't hear you!" And it ends there. The next day, there are soiled carpets, unflushed toilets, and the money spend on cleaning people has been wasted with soiled sinks, commodes, and foot traffic all over the freshly vacuumed rugs!
For the last year or so... Ellen and I have removed the regular lockbox after the contract has been ratified and replace it with a vendors lockbox. It allows access to appraisers, workers, and parties involved in the deal. It keeps out lazy agents, and the snoopy ones also. I wish I thought this one up a few years ago! If some one needs access, they need to call first.
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Jim, I have luckily NEVER had that problem but I have considered changing to the vender's lockbox thinking something like that might happen. I guess it only takes one time doesn't it. I will need to consider doing that in the future.