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Do you know how to avoid getting robbed from an open house? Take a look at the tips to increase the security of your home when hosting an open house.
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Scooped by Bill Gassett |
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Bill Gassett's insight:
Every weekend across the united states there are thousands of real estate who participate in the ritualistic activity of holding an open house where anyone can come and look at a property for sale.
The key word for every seller to understand is "anyone". This means everyone off the street who has a pulse can come in and visit your home. What this leads to is unqualified people who can not afford your home stopping by and taking a look.
What's worse however is the potential for making it real easy for a robbery to occur. Unfortunately there are lots of bad people who will use an open house as the perfect opportunity to either rob you on the spot or come back later after they have reviewed your homes vulnerabilities.
While I believe that an open house is completely unnecessary to sell a home you may decide you would still like to have your agent hold one.
If this is the case you are going to need to be well armed with tips for keeping your open house safe. This is what the article aims to help you with. Take a look at some of the best advice for keeping thieves at bay when holding an open house!
If you thinking of skipping it all together don't feel bad in the least. You will sell your home as long as it is priced right and you have a good real estate agent in your corner.
Unfortunately, the probability of having something stolen when selling a home increases when you decide to hold your home open.
There are many thieves out there who use open houses as a way to "case" homes or plain out steal things at. If you decide to hold your home open while selling, make sure you take the proper precautions!
@Bill Gassetthas put together a guide on protecting your home from getting robbed while holding it open. Of course the best way to prevent this from happening is by not holding your home open, but if you decide to do so, check out Bill's great article!
The article can be found over on his blog at http://www.maxrealestateexposure.com/how-to-avoid-getting-robbed-from-an-open-house/