Getting your home ready for Sale – Think Safety – Part II

We all heard about stolen paintings, jewelery and other valuables.

How do we protect our belongings form disappearing when the house is offered for sale?

Sometimes it is quite tricky to get Clients to cooperate in this matter. We are all proud of the things we have. On some level, we want people to know that we have them. And this is where the things get difficult…

Some of those valuable things are part of the decorating scheme of our home, and removing them for safety reasons will diminish the look and perhaps the attractiveness of the home. Homeowners simply forget that their valuable things that maybe part of the decor, will not be purchased with the house. So why not remove them before we show the house to potential buyers?

But still many people would have a hard time, dealing with a removal request from their Realtor.

Solutions are easy and do not have to be expensive. Valuable paintings and statues can be replaced with ones that have little monetary value, and still work with the overall look of the house.

Items like pricey cameras, video equipment, collectibles, personal jewelery and other valuable and “precious-to-you” items should be put away, hidden and placed out of view.

Not only will they then, not be visible in the pictures that your Realtor includes with the listing and that are broadcasted online and available to view by every crook that spends his days doing “research” on the Internet. They will also not be out there in the open during personal showings or during busy Open Houses.

If you still have a tough time understanding our reasons for “hide-your-stuff” requests, please keep in mind, that when we show your home to our Clients, sometimes we are not able to keep an eye on everyone in the group…

At times we have 5 people going through your home at the same time; some of them wonder to the bedroom while others in the group stay in the living room asking questions… Of course the Realtor is in the living room answering those questions. Believe me… we are frantically trying to move the conversation to the bedroom, just to take a peak at what others are doing there… Most times, it’s not possible.

Open House settings are even more stressful. On a good day we may have 15- 20 people poking around in your home. You have entrusted your home to us, and we work hard to keep an eye on everyone as discreetly as we can of course, to keep things safe and in order.

So help us out. Put your stuff in a safe place, out of the view of the visitors and protect your valuable belongings before they are spotted by those who not necessarily have the purchase of your home in mind…

After each private showing or an Open House, take a moment to go through your home and take note of things that are out of place, things that may be missing and those that are damaged. We need to know about stuff like that immediately, so we can trace the culprit, request compensation or contact the Police if needed.

If you would like some advice on how to get your home ready for sale, or would like to find out what the market conditions are in your area, be sure to give me a call. I will be happy to help.

Joanna Gerber

Sales Representative
HomeLife
Kempenfelt-Kelly
Realty Ltd. Brokerage*
284 Dunlop St. W.
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 1B9

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