Real Estate Open House Theft Burglary Sacramento Discount REALTORS® Real Estate 


Appointment Only vs. Open House



After listing your home for sale the first thought is to have an Open House.      If you decide to have an open house do you know the danger you just agreed to?




Sellers who think open houses are safe should first read the story of a $150,000 open house theft in 2016 then watch the video of these actual thieves stealing $150,000 during an open house in California.

 



Some Sellers receive advice that it is a good idea to leave their door unlocked and allow multiple complete strangers into their home at one time documented in this
   

 




This Seller Saved Thousands of Dollars vs. the  6% fee you can save too!




Sellers hear things like, “…Don’t worry I have never had a problem at an open house…”.    

 

In today’s world homeowners are keeping their doors locked at all times, purchasing homes in gated communities and installing comprehensive professionally monitored alarm systems to protect themselves and their personal property from criminals,  such as those that stole $150,000 from a single open house.

 

If you are considering holding an open house you should first consider contacting your insurance carrier and lowering your deductible as much as possible to cover any loss of personal property due to theft during the open house as evidence by this video news story in 2016.






Here are a few items open house thieves may consider targeting:


A)  Designer Clothing and Purses;



B) Presciption Drugs;



C) Jewelry;


D) Portable Electronics like Laptops and Cell Phones;


E) Identity Theft Paperwork;


F) Family Heirlooms;


G) Misc. small items easily pocketed.




Once consumers have educated themselves to the risk of theft associated with an open house it’s no wonder some consumers decide to protect their personal belongings from criminals by NOT holding open houses. 





This open house issue is a clear example as to why Sellers have found our years of experience a key factor in deciding to list their home with us saving thousands of dollars in commissions as we will always represent our client’s best interest by recommending access to our client's homes by Appointment Only.

 


We will continue to promote fair competition preventing monopolies for the benefit of all consumers as lower commissions allow homeowners to keep more of their hard earned equity.  

 

 

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