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Lock box turns me into James Bond

August 22, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Latest News, Market Reports

A couple of weeks ago I published Just say no to a lock box.

This week I had several experiences with lock boxes, all of which confirmed and reinforced my previous comments and advice to sellers – do not agree to having a lock box installed!

This week’s misadventures included:
– dealing with the alarm company after I took too long to find the code in the emailed instructions
– walking into a house which had no lights on and having my buyers say “it’s so dark it feels like the middle of the night”
– having to call a listing office to get instructions (not provided to me in advance) on how to open the lock box (see below)
– being expected to provide a written response to a questionnaire after the showing so that the listing agent could send it to the seller
– trying to reach the listing agent while at the house to ask questions which she would have been able to answer had she been present

How I became James Bond

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