Buying and selling a home is no easy
task and is filled with all kinds of potential problems and stresses. One of
the many jobs as a real estate professional is the safeguarding of clients data
and belongings. The relationship that is built is based on integrity and trust.
When showing homes, clients need to be made aware of the following data as it
concerns their belongings:
1. Prescription drugs: Prior to your
home being shown, it is beyond recommended that the sellers remove and/or lock
up all medications. If you haven’t watched the news lately, there is an ongoing
major drug problem. Don’t be an oblivious contributor or enabler to the
problem.
2. Stow away valuables: Clients
should be reminded that potential buyers will be in and out of their home and
that all valuables should be removed or locked up. If you truly like your
belongings this should be a no-brainer but it IS your home and you must
remember that your home is turning into somewhat of a train depot, where you
will have strangers coming in and departing at all different times of the day,
evening and even at night.
3. Take down or remove family
photos. You are trying to allow people to come into your home and imagine what
it would be like with their belongings. Having Aunt Judy or Sister Sarah
staring at the potential buyers does not help your cause of getting people to
fall in love with your house. It is just strange! Imagine what you would find
in a furniture store and go that route with decorations and wall hangings. In
addition to family photos, take things off of the walls that could be
considered bad taste or just gross. True story, bone saws were recently
discovered on some listing photos in a way that was beyond creepy. It was like
the sellers were proud of their bone saws because of the way they were mounted,
like a shrine. Come on, they are bone saws and we all know what those are used
for. Gross!
4. Safety. Remind the sellers that their
home must be made safe for buyers and the agent. This should be another
no-brainer right. For instance, do NOT spray PAM or use baby oil on the floors
to make them glisten for effect. That is just slick and dangerous!
5. Lock everything! If the
agent or potential buyers need access to rooms then leave instructions and a
key so the buyer’s agent is able to control access to a specific area and as an
added precaution, add video surveillance in critical areas where valuables are
concealed or safeguarded. If your home is being monitored, agents ensure that
is disclosed prior to anyone being shown that home.
6. Unexpected Visitors. You should always beware of
unexpected visitors coming to your house. For some reason when a For Sale sign
goes up in the yard, strange things sometimes happen. People may be looking at
the home without an agent and WHAMMO, you have peeping Toms looking in the
windows and are in your backyard. They probably have no ill intent but it is
still weird and should be reported ASAP.
Being a real estate professional
depends on the trust between the client and their representative and one of the
best ways to build that trust is by helping to safeguard their property and
their assets.
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