leaving some furniture inside. Use interior and exterior lights on sensors and timers.
• Rethink risks of an open house in a va e in a vacant home. While some real estate agents advise frequent open houses, others say open houses do not sell homes and are merely a waste of time and effort. While selling a vacant home, you have the options of whether to hold open houses. However, know that there are several drawbacks to open houses that may discourage having them. The risks of holding open houses may be greater when selling the home while leaving it vacant. Who you think are prospective buyers might not be buyers at all. They may be persons making use of the opportunity to learn the layout of the home and the entrances to plan criminal acts later. Think carefully about using the open house technique when marketing a vacant property. • Ensure all possible entrances are secured. Due to the crucial importance of this point, it is essential you recheck this aspect. Make sure all doors and windows are secured. In addition to ensuring that you have closed all the windows and doors on all the floors, consider adding deadbolt locks and chains to doors and wooden or metal sticks in sliding door tracks. • Set-up a security system. With a bit of research, you will be able to find a number of companies that install and monitor security systems. While you may have to incur a monthly fee for these installations, this can significantly bring down the probability of break-ins in a vacant home.
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