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Old 08-19-2017, 05:21 PM
 
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Get the garden hose. Lots of fun too.
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Old 08-19-2017, 05:29 PM
 
Location: Bloomington IN
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Post a large "Beware of Dog" sign
Step it up. This is too easy. Borrow a pit bull.
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Old 08-19-2017, 05:41 PM
 
Location: Tierra del Encanto
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Step it up. This is too easy. Borrow a pit bull.
That's not repellent enough. Here's something better. "Hello, friend. Have you been saved? I'd like to tell you the good news about The Lord."
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Old 08-19-2017, 05:54 PM
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Location: Phoenix,AZ
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That's not repellent enough. Here's something better. "Hello, friend. Have you been saved? I'd like to tell you the good news about The Lord."
That's perfect.

I'm not real shy, but on the weekend with a few beers in me.....I might just answer the door naked.

Check your local laws first.
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Old 08-19-2017, 08:40 PM
 
Location: Dessert
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It sounds very annoying, but it's probably better to complain here than to injure someone who might wind up buying your house!
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Old 08-19-2017, 09:29 PM
 
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I like the sprinkler and the dog idea. Although I was going to suggest a Rottweiler. Someone over in the Garden forum once said they put up a sign saying, "Caution: Mother skunk protecting her babies in this yard. Enter at your own risk". (I am paraphrasing.) That solved the problem of people coming into the yard and stealing plants. Could work for you, too. Good luck; I hope you go to closing fast!
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Old 08-19-2017, 10:02 PM
 
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Here a "pending" sign is placed over the for sale sign....that deters most folks.
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Old 08-19-2017, 11:16 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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Take it off the market. Sounds like u can sell no matter what happens. Unlist it
Their MLS probably wouldn't allow that, since many MLS require a listing agent to post all homes for sale. Especially since it's already been listed AND will be under contract.
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Old 08-20-2017, 04:34 AM
 
Location: Tierra del Encanto
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My buyer is from Queens, and they pour in from Queens and Brooklyn onto Long Island for home buying tours. I'm frankly shocked at how little some of them know about the process.

They think they can hit the road, knock on doors and receive tours of homes for sale without an appointment. Or they can just visit a private house, walk around the property and take pictures.

A few times they demanded to come inside, telling me they drove in from Ridgewood or wherever and would like to be accommodated today because they went through some trouble.
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Old 08-20-2017, 06:43 AM
 
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Motion detector sprinkler. Works every time.
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