Agent-to-Agent Closing Courtesy While the Seller is busy passing house keys, garage door openers, etc. to the Buyer at closing, guess what the Buyer’s agent often gives the listing agent (representing the Seller)? No, the correct answer isn’t, “a flask of whiskey”. Rather, it’s the listing agent’s lockbox. As a courtesy, Buyers’ agents will often...Read More
How Not to Distract From a $5k Front Door Where does the lockbox go? That one seems like a no-brainer: doesn’t it always go on the front door? Usually, but not always. Exceptions to Rule If you’ve never bought or sold a house, the lockbox is the device that stores the house key(s) and lets...Read More
Agent-to-Agent Closing Courtesy While the Seller is busy passing house keys, garage door openers, etc. to the Buyer at closing, the Buyer’s agent often is transferring something to the listing agent, representing the Seller: the listing agent’s lockbox (no, the correct answer isn’t, “a flask of whiskey”). As a courtesy, Buyers’ agents will often ask...Read More
What’s the Listing Agent’s Defense If There’s a Security Issue? If you had a briefcase — does anyone anymore?? — you probably wouldn’t walk around with the latch code set to “0-0-0-0” (the factory setting). So, it’s always a bit of a head scratcher as a Buyer’s agent to request a home showing, then receive...Read More
How Not to Distract From a $10k Front Door Where does the lockbox go? That one’s likely a head scratcher: doesn’t the lockbox always go on the front door? Usually, but not always. If you’ve never bought or sold a house, the lockbox is the device that stores the house key(s) and lets Realtors (and...Read More
Playing Favorites Name a Realtor active around the City Lakes, and I’ll tell you what their favorite lockbox combination is (I could . . . but I won’t.) Huh? Although it may not be so smart from a security standpoint, it’s actually common practice for veteran Realtors to pick a standard lockbox combo — at...Read More
