Client Safety Plan

This document contains safety related information that should be followed during the marketing and sale of your home.  The information is designed for your safety and the safety of your family members, as well as the safety of the real estate community.  I appreciate your cooperation in following these guidelines as we sell your home.  These important steps will help us obtain the best value in the sale of your home and help ensure that the sales process is a safe one.

During the sale of your home there will be many individuals and groups asking to view your home.  These are all important potential buyers of your property. It is important to set some guidelines as to who may see your home, and under what conditions, for the safety of everyone involved.  Below are a few guidelines that will help ensure that our mutual goals are met.

• When an agent has called and set an appointment to show or preview your home, please ensure that you and other family members will not be present during the showing.  Your home will show better if you are not there by providing a more comfortable experience for the potential buyer.
• If a visitor to your door asks to see the home without an agent or an appointment, please ask them to schedule one through their agent or ask them to call me.  I would be happy to show your home to anyone that may have an interest.
• If an agent knocks on your door to show the home without an appointment, please try to accommodate them, but ask them to give you a minute to gather your things to leave the home.  Please lock the doors and windows prior to leaving.  Any agent visiting your home will have their own means to access the home via the lockbox system.  Their accessing this lockbox will also provide valuable marketing information to my sales team. Please do not let any agents into the home while you are in the home.  The presentation of a business card is not enough proof that someone is a licensed real estate agent. Using the lockbox will ensure only authorized agents will have access to your home.
• As part of your planning, please pack any small valuables that could easily be removed from your home, including prescription drugs.  Advertising to potential criminals is not our plan, and simple theft can sometimes lead to more serious crimes.
• If you own firearms or other weapons we do ask that you secure and lock them away in a secure location, or simply remove them from the home.  Weapons will not help sell the home, and they may even cause a potential buyer to think that the neighborhood is not safe.
• When you leave the home, please open the blinds so that as much light as possible is available to the interior of the home.  This will make the home more appealing and allow buyers to see inside the home better.  This will also make the home safer for those inside.
• Leave as many lights on as practical.  We want your home to be bright and cheerful inside.  Also, leave a porch light on during any periods of darkness to enhance the outside of the home.  Well lit sidewalks and porches will also minimize the potential of someone falling.

This information provided by
Beth Ku
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
817.675.4468