Columbia SC Real Estate, Columbia South Carolina Real Estate Blog

So your house is on the market? Great, I hope it sells quick! Your Realtor asked to put a lockbox on the door. Right? I hope so.

So what is this Columbia SC Real Estate lockbox all about? It is about selling your home! Obviously, without people seeing your home in person, it won’t sell. There are very few buyers out there who will buy sight unseen. However, some investors are out there that will. Are you planning to sell for 40% under market value? I didn’t think so…so you need a lockbox so other agents can show the house.

Many of my Columbia SC Real Estate Clients have reservations about me putting a lockbox on there house. They often worry that strangers can come into there house while they are gone. Or worse, people can get in while they are home.

One of the key things about the lockbox that Columbia SC Real Estate Agents use is that they are from our MLS. We purchase them directly from the MLS, and there is no other way to get them. The other thing is they require a special, electronic key that only a licensed member of the CMLS can have.

Each key is registered to its user. I have one key. I can use no one elses as they all require a 4 digit pin number when entering a house. If that isn’t enough, the key then sends (via a cell phone signal built into the key) an update to the CMLS and it shows who, where, when, a Columbia SC Real Estate agent showed your house.

I know within minutes of your house being shown, who showed it, and when. This is very useful as then I can call them later, ask about their impressions of the house, what they thought, and what their clients thought. All of this is done without you (or me) having to let them in…and it KEEPS YOU SAFE!

Lockboxes automatically stop allowing entry after 11pm, so no worry about someone barging in and seeing you in your nightgown watching Conan O’Brian.

All of this provides safe, secure access to your house during business hours.

These days I would still lock up any valuables in your Columbia SC Real Estate. Things like watches, rings, necklaces, money, and any other valuable can go missing very quickly. I know who my clients are, and never show any Columbia SC Real Estate homes without personal information being on file.

I hope that this has helped ease your mind about those trusty lockboxes that we insist on putting on your house.

Also See: What NOT TO DO Selling your Columbia SC Real Estate House.