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Carlsbad Relocation A to Z
Blog by Jeff Dowler
Encinitas, California
An informational source for people who are relocating, with a particular focus on moving to the Carlsbad area of North County San Diego (and nearby coastal communities), with advice, guidance and true stories to help you on your way and make it a great journey, from a REALTOR� with plenty of personal (4 major moves, most recently from Boston to Carlsbad, California) and professional relocation experience. Are you running into problems selling your home? Need to find a new one quickly? Never moved before and haven't a clue? You'll find some great tips on how to solve your relocation issues here. Or ask me a question any time and I'll share some solutions or tell you where to get more information. CA DRE License #01490977 SubscribeRecent Comments
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Carlsbad Relocation A to Z
Apr. 21, 2008
Categorized in: First Time Sellers
Tagged with: first time home sellers, lock boxes
Once you have hired an agent, made the big decisions about pricing, got your home de-cluttered and neatened up, you are ready the big time - showings.
We talked about showings in a previous article (see Article 5 below). But what ARE lockboxes for and how do they work? Lock boxes are very common in some parts of the country, but not in others, so this may not be relevant to your market. Here in my area of California we use electronic lock boxes provided by Sentrilock. The boxes hold a key to the house and are attached to the front door, the hose bib or some other place where they are easily accessible. The advantage is that the keys are kept safe and can only be accessed by a license agent who possesses a key card (with their personal pin). The card is inserted in the box, the agent's code must be entered, and the lock box opens so the key can be accessed. The advantage is that maximum flexibility for showings is allowed since the key is available to a licensed agent. You can, of course, request that agents call ahead and/or make appointments, but you do not need to be home for them to show the property. The other advantage is that the lock box electronically records who has accessed the property and when, so your agent can keep track of who has shown the property. FIRST TIME SELLER SERIES
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