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So it's not always the buyers. Sometimes it's the real estate agent. Fortunately, these sellers had a dropcam installed that recorded him stealing their clothes.
Perhaps we should all be installing https://www.dropcam.com/ when we put our homes on the market.
It makes sense to store jewelry and other small, easily pilfered items. No need to keep your Monets on the wall when strangers are coming through.
I have a client who works for Homeland Security who deals with really bad people.
He's pretty cautious about his home security system and what goes on at his house.
Some people might have a perfectly logical reason.
Does not follow.
Your client has became nuts from his job.
Being nuts is not logical.
His reason is not logical, because it is being nuts.
His reason is not logical, because it is being nuts.
Nearly everyone I know who deals with criminal types is vigilant about security. I know attorneys, judges, and forensic psychiatrists who carry guns in their briefcases. All have home security systems.
It is not logical to believe folks who will kill others in a heartbeat would be reluctant to do the same to you and/or your family if you cross them.
Nearly everyone I know who deals with criminal types is vigilant about security. I know attorneys, judges, and forensic psychiatrists who carry guns in their briefcases. All have home security systems.
And these are the people who deal with the real gritty part of life. The rest of us live in a Fantasy world.
There are people who pose as Buyers just to get into a home. They love to steal Prescription Drugs.
And these are the people who deal with the real gritty part of life. The rest of us live in a Fantasy world.
There are people who pose as Buyers just to get into a home. They love to steal Prescription Drugs.
Locking up prescription drugs was on the list of suggested things to do to get our home ready to go on the market.
We rented a storage locker and filled it with stuff we wanted to keep but didn't need in the house during showings. We kept our prescription drugs there and filled up weekly pill boxes that I kept in my purse.
I don't see how all the stories about destroying a seller's home have anything to do with the OP's desire to take pictures.
First off, if you want to take photos, there is nothing that can be done to stop you. As long as you don't sell them, or post them on the internet or otherwise use them in a inappropriate manner, there is NO recourse the owner of the house can take against you. Just because you put up a sign doesn't obligate you to pay it any attention. We can argue whether or not you should follow the owner's instructions, but you don't have to.
Secondly, If you really want privacy you should not put your house on the open market and allow visitors. You always have the option of not listing it and then screening customers and selling it privately only by word of mouth. Or you can sell it empty. But to have any real expectation or privacy while you are letting strangers tour your home and have pictures of it on the internet is ridiculous.
Lastly, to the people who wonder why you would want to take pictures if it has lots of MLS pictures, I have found that the things that are dealbreakers (or makers) are never in the MLS pictures. Its the stuff that the seller doesn't want you to see that is usually crucial. If MLS pics were all that were necessary, there would be no need to even tour homes.
If it were me, I would snap away. If it ended up scuttling a deal, fine. I don't think I'd want a seller trying to bully me from the start anyway.
This a another reason to pack away your personal belongings and stage a home for sale. Folks who are looking for their next home may want to take pictures of their favorites, especially the parts they really liked about them to help them remember the house after a hectic day of house hunting. Maybe its a unique butlers pantry, or where a window is placed in the room they were thinking of using for an office, that will help remind them why that house is better than the next three.
This. I've taken quick pics with my iPhone before to help me remember some specifics about the house. Sometimes, it's something I love that isn't clearly photographed on the official MLS photos, other times it's something that might be a deal breaker or that I'm not sure I could live with - again, something not often photographed on the MLS. (One thing that comes to mind is I once once very surprised to see a sunken living room in a house I was interested in. It was not apparent from the photos that you went down 3-4 steps from the foyer and dining room to reach the living room.
When I get serious about a house, I also like to sketch out a quick-and-dirty floor plan so I can determine if some specific pieces of furniture will fit - photos also help me reconstruct room dimensions, especially if there are interesting architectural features like nooks, support columns, etc.
I've also looked at a fair amount of houses where the MLS photos didn't include pics of the kitchen (usually when the kitchen needed major updating) or of the 2nd bathroom (bathroom is usually fine, just tricky to photograph.) I'm a visual learner, so it's really useful for me to have these pics to jog my memory.
>I know attorneys, judges, and forensic psychiatrists who carry guns in their briefcases. All have home security systems.
The attorneys must be on the prosecuting side of the table. I know a bunch of criminal defense attorneys, and none particularly worry about security -- a couple even have taken payment from clients in-kind via work on their home. One has a beautiful backyard deck out out of such a deal. Skilled carptenters and plumbers do get DUIs....
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