It goes to to show that you can't be too careful these days. According to the news yesterday a Realtor was found shot in the basement of a vacant new home that had been on the market for about a month. The Builder who and come to the house on Friday found him there. They think he was shot on Thursday. Their was no sign of a break in and no sign of the Realtors car.
Apparently the Realtor was there to preview the home and since their was no sign of a break in one can assume that he didn't lock the front door when he went it. I have done this on numerous occasions when I go preview a home. My reasoning has always been that if there is a squatter or someone lurking in the home I can get out without fumbling for a key. I may have to re-think this analogy or stop previewing vacant homes.
You never know who is watching you when you go to a home. Years ago I left my purse in the floor of my car when I went into a home to show it. My door was locked but some one was watching and probably saw I did not have a purse. They broke the window and stole my purse quicker than I could get to the front door of the house.
As Realtors we are vulnerable targets for criminal undertakings and we must strive to keep safety in the forefront of our minds as we work in and with the public.
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