“Do you ever leave your front door open and allow strangers to wander through your home? Of course not. It would be madness. Anyone might come through.

 

This is exactly what happens when your agent holds your home open for inspection. Anyone is invited to just march up to your front door and wander through your home. They walk through your lounge room, they go into your bedrooms and they open cupboards. Total strangers intruding into the heart of your personal world. This is very dangerous. Just because your home is for sale, it doesn’t mean you have to place your safety at risk. It is your home. You have a right to know who enters it.When selling, the only people who should inspect your home are people who are likely to buy it. You want buyers, not burglars. And the only way to know if a person is a buyer or a burglar is to identify them before they enter your home. It is very hard to do this with a sign on the street saying “Open For Inspection” (extract from Real Estate Mistakes).

 

Security is just one of the reasons why our company has not held an open home for over seven years. We would be happy to also explain to you why open homes also lead to a lower price.