The biggest offense I see, combination locks. These are locks in which the Realtor or agent is given a combination by the selling agent, or the showing service. You go to the house, and enter this code. A lot of times, depending on the type of combination lock this is, some of the "doors" that hide the keys don't close properly, or the agent that last showed the house didn't scramble the numbers, often I even see the combination being something so obvious you can try a couple different numbers, and boom, you are in.
I have also gone to homes, and as soon as I put the key in the door, it just opens... Wow!
The Texas Pride Difference?
We won't use Combo locks, we only use the Supra Electronic Lock Boxes. This device keeps a key safely in the lock box, unable to be accessed without an electronic device, either a phone and a key fob, or a device made especially for opening the boxes. To get and use these devices, you have to be registered, they can be programmed so they can only be accessed during a certain time frame, and it tracks who has accessed them. So, even if you find someone has left a door unlocked, you can determine who was the last to have access to the home.
I have seen unauthorized people enter a house through use of misuse of combination boxes, don't let your house be one of them, if using a Realtor to sell your home, insist they use a Supra box, or other Monitored combination box and help keep your home safe!
If you are a fellow Realtor, how do you ensure you keep homes safe? Do you have a physical or mental check list? Have you started to drive away, and had to go back and check yourself?? (Been there/done that, I have learned as I leave the house, I have to mentally go through, lights, doors, thermostats (after open houses) and I make a mental check box, when leaving, will often confirm to my clients, "all locked up" just so I have the physical reminder that house is secure. Your experiences?
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