Keep Your Home Safe - While it is Listed

Hi Joan Cox Great Advice for home sellers and Realtors alike.

In all my years I do not know of anything getting stolen while I had a listings or open house.

Cheers, have a fun and successful day!

Good Sunday morning Realtor Joan Cox -

At listing we always highly suggest that our sellers take all precautions in staying and keeping their belongings safe.  

Those are all very good points to emphasize to seller clients.  Better safe than sorry. 

This is a very good reminder for home sellers. Security should be a primary consideration.

I once told my sellers who had a variety of prescription drugs to put them in safe place. These could be targets too.

Great reminder! My mom had a GPS unit disappear while her house was on the market. 

Joan

So important to counsel your seller about this. Through the many years of doing this, it still happens way too much. cheers cvc

Hello Joan Cox 

Such an important subject to thoroughly cover with our clients.  I liken it to being in a hotel and never leaving anything for anyone to find/take.

Yes, buyers will go through your drawers, especially if it's a built-in dresser in the master or kitchen drawers. I once had buyers open a closet in the hall because something "smelled funny" and sure enough, there were rows of shoeboxes, and they weren't filled with shoes . . .

Such good advice Joan, many people need to be reminded when listing their home.

You are so right Joan. Great suggestions for keeping a home safe during the listing process.

All very good advice, thanks for reminding us of these important  items 

Hi Joan - removing everything of value is just as important as staging and cleaning the house.  It is best to search all drawers.  Sometimes you find things that were forgotten.

This is excellent advice, Joan. Taking away the temptation is often all that is needed to deter thieves.

Yes, yes, and yes, Joan. Not only all that, but I have my clients actually sign a disclaimer saying I discussed all of this with them, so if anything ever should go wrong they can't say I never told them "to...."

One more suggestion, Joan... I tell my clients to move any kitchen knives they have on counters out of sight for safety as well.

Joan, Excellent advice and many sellers do not follow these tips. There are numerous crooks all looking to make a buck off of unsuspecting people. 

Hi Joan Cox ,  Regardless of who lists the home or shows the home, I always recommend the seller to not have valuables and perscriptions where people can access them.  Sometimes an agent shows the home to more than one person.  It only takes a few seconds for one of them to dissapear for a few minutes to go through medicine cabinets and drawers.  I have been in homes, where the even had money laying on a bedroom dresser! I was amazed, that the Listing Agent didn't address that in the beginning.

Joan those are all good suggestions.  I am always surprised that there aren't more things stolen at Open Houses, especially if it is a busy Open House.

Hi Joan, these are great reminders for home sellers. Thanks for sharing!