Two woman were busted recently stealing more than $73,000 worth of belongings from open houses they attended.
One woman would distract the agent, while the other stole the booty, i.e., expensive designer handbags, jewelry, clothing and even an expensive bottle of champagne.
Some condo associations are demanding open-house attendees show picture identification, but how many agents are going to add that to their open house to-do list?
If you simply must have an open house, and especially if it's an upscale home, have another person with you who can keep an eye on attendees while you assist prospective buyers.
A few more suggestions:
Make sure home owners lock-up or remove from the home valuable items and prescription drugs.
Make sure you do not take interior photos that include prized possessions and post them for the public.
Frisk all your attendees. (Just kidding)
Statistics show that an open house bears more fruit for the agent gaining more prospects than gaining qualified buyers who complete the purchase of the home.
Having another person with you when you do your obligatory open house is good protection for the agent as well, especially females.
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SHOCKING! Great advice for Open Houses...
Konnie,
Me either, at least not for my client.
Fran,
Makes a good case for staging! Thanks, Fran
Gary,
Thanks for the comment. I checked out your blog today and really enjoyed our most recent post.
Fran - You said a mouthful.