Due to the recent assault on a Realtor in my area,
I decided to share a similar scary experience.
About 3 weeks ago, I hosted an Open House on the north side of Chicago;
Something just didn’t seem right with the home, possibly due to the next door
neighbors arguing and fighting loudly outside! Anyways, upon entry to the home,
I noticed that the alarm system’s keypad and door/window sensors were on the
floor and there were open and unlocked windows. After inspecting the home,
which had a ton of cubby- holes and hidden areas, I deemed it safe.
After 30 minutes passed, with no visitors, a
man came to the property. He stated the
seller had given him “permission” to park “a car” in the garage. As he barged
in and started to feverishly look into drawers and cabinets for a garage door
opener, I became extremely worried. Me
and the listing agent knew nothing about this arrangement, so the seller was
called. After I told the man, we have no
knowledge of this arrangement and we would contact seller, he became agitated
and left. He soon returned with another
man and stated he had the seller on hold on his cell phone, but this situation
was odd and unsafe as the man tried to get me outside of the home, but I declined. I locked the door and left the men outside by
the garage and called the seller again, where he did verify the validity of the
man’s story. Even so, the men seemed unsavory
and this whole situation was like an NBC “Date Line” story, so I left!
The moral of the
story is: If a situation is questionable or unsafe, leave immediately…Safety
first!
