«It is difficult to
show a vacant home well,» says Mareya Burton with World Stage Design, a California company.
A third left the industry after surviving rape and having her throat cut while
showing a vacant home.
«The National Association provides a list of safety tips, and since this happened, we have sent an e-mail to every real - estate agency in our county to remind them that when they are
showing a vacant home, to let someone know where they are going, and go with a partner if they do not know the prospective buyer,» Bryant said.
It's been one year since real estate agent Beverly Carter went missing and was later found murdered after
showing a vacant home to a prospective buyer in the rural area of Scott, Ark..
Not exact matches
Only two were supposed to be
vacant, 18 were supposed to be occupied, and you looked through the business bank statements and it was
showing that 18 of them were paying, but found out post-closing that half that money was coming from the
home equity line of credit.
Some may argue that virtual furniture is no different than
showing photos of a
home when it was actually furnished and is now
vacant.
The extended version of the map, designed for use with desktop and laptop computers, is at http://map.GaryLittle.ca/ (
showing homes for sale) and http://mapland.GaryLittle.ca/ (
showing vacant lots for sale).
Michelle Lind, CEO of the Arizona Association of REALTORS ®, said real estate agent Sidney Cranston Jr. of Kingman, Ariz., is still missing almost two months after he disappeared from a
vacant home he was
showing to a prospective client.
Carter was found dead days after being kidnapped from a
showing at a
vacant home outside Little Rock nearly a year ago.
But because of the potentially dangerous situations real estate practitioners find themselves in each day —
vacant homes, open houses, chauffeuring strangers to
showings — it's imperative to put a premium on precaution.
And although I agree that most sellers on a short sale
show little initiative to sell their
home, the fact that it's occupied often means it's in better condition than a
vacant home.
Beverly Carter was kidnapped from a
vacant home in Scott, Ark., last September after meeting a supposed prospective buyer for a
showing.
I
showed a 5 year old mobile
home in excellent condition last month that has been
vacant and for sale for 3 years and no wonder.
I
showed buyers an identical
vacant property under contract a few doors down immediately after
showing the
home.
In addition, we sent out 363 relocation packages, worked with 20 buyers, had 104
showings on our listings, had 14 new listing appointments, and have had 20 offers on
homes and
vacant lots, three of which were on properties with multiple offers.
When your rental
home is
vacant, you can consider
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A study conducted by Stagedhomes.com of over 1000
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vacant, 45 % occupied) across the U.S. and Canada
showed that
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vacant or occupied
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The members cited fearful situations in open houses, while
showing vacant and model
homes, working with properties that were unlocked or unsecured, and
showing homes in remote areas.
County records
show the scam has left a glut of
vacant properties in its wake after investors walked away from the often dilapidated
homes that could not be sold.