The Insider's Guide To Selling Your Home By Owner- Rocio Fausto I | Seite 118

Home Sellers Safety Checklist

Before you put your home on the market.
_____ Remove or lock up valuables. Don ' t think, that hiding them is good enough.
Here is a quick list of potential valuables.
_____ Prescription Drugs. These are valuable to drug users and some people sell them.
_____ Any type of financial statement. _____ Bank statements. _____ Passports. _____ Extra keys. _____ Weapons.
_____ Zip Drives. Most zip drives have very little security settings and allow anyone to access any and all files on the drive.
_____ Unopened Mail. Thieves can use this to steal your identity. _____ Wine and Cigars.
_____ Tidy up your house. If everything looks neat in its proper place, then it will be much harder for someone to walk off with something.
_____ Hide your family calendar. Burglars don’ t need to know when you plan on leaving for vacation.
_____ Put away pictures of your children.
_____ Lock your computer with a password. Take out all zip drives and lock them up with your valuables.
_____ Plan out what you will do with your children and / or pets 117