The number one thing you can request in order to protect yourself, is to be sure the buyers who enter your home are known to the Buyer Agent. This means that the potential buyer has been Pre Approved for a loan and all of their personal information has been provided and verified. INSIST UPON THIS with your listing agent and have them provide that information in order to view your property.
But, Is your personal information safe? Before a home goes on the market and home buyers start to come through, a smart seller will relocate confidential information..
Don't leave mail around.
Lots of sellers leave piles of opened mail neatly stacked on the kitchen counter. This type of personal item should be put away from curious eyes.
Diplomas and Wedding Photos Notwithstanding that all personal items should be removed, sometimes sellers overlook the obvious and leave things on the wall that are not anyone's business. I would remove all personal items as much as possible from the home.
Knick Knacks
Pack up and put away all collectables. Sometimes buyers bring children and those items are irresistible to little hands.(big hands sometimes too)
Valuables
Remove it from the home and keep it with you or put it in a safety deposit box until the house sells
Contents of Closets
Buyers will want to investigate closets to see what kind of clothing storage is there. I would depersonalize the closets as much as practically possible.
Cabinets and Drawers
These will be opened, keep personal items out of drawers. Buyers don't expect the garage to be in empty, so take advantage of that and store non essential items that are not valuable in the garage.
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