If you are thinking of selling your home you will have a discussion with your Agent about how to provide access for showings. The easier you make it for buyer's to see your home the more showings you will get.
In Westchester County our Multiple Listing Service uses the Sentrilock System. Each member of the MLS has a card that is about the size of a credit card. We have to "renew" this card every three days through a card reader. The showings are recorded on this card which is encoded and when we renew it on the interenet it records which properties we have accessed.
You and your agent wil know at all times who has been in your house, it is recorded. Appointments need to be made prior to showings. There are some agents who belong to our MLS and may be from another area so they don't have a "Sentricard". These agents have to call the listing agent for special instructions on how to access the property. At all times we need to verify that the individuals calling for access are indeed licensed with the New York Department of State.
There Sentrilock boxes hang on fences, front doors and I have even seen them hanging up a tree because a homeowner felt more comfortable that this box not be in plain view from the street.
When I call to make an appointment at a property the last thing I want to hear is that there is no lockbox and I need to pick up a key. I know that for some homeowners the thought of a lockbox is uncomfortable but truthfully when there is no lockbox I can't always show the house. Sometimes my buyer is pressed for time and I can't make it to your listing agents office to pick up a key and return it after the showing - too time consuming.
Easy access equals more showings which in turn equals more offers.
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