I don't use those boxes because I think it is dangerous and too easy for anyone to get the code. I always use my supras.

Debbie, we had the Evanston fire department do a test on them and they are a lot harder to break into then you think. I am not saying they are ok, on expensive property I accompany and I ask the showing agent if they want me to shut up and step back. At this time I have 4 of those lock boxes on properties I have listed and never had a problem.

NO!!..  I was given a wrong combo a few weeks ago.   It took me about 5 minutes to come up with the right one.

I don't like them because you can't track who's been in and out. So I virtually never use them. However, I had not heard about the E&O issue previously. Thanks for the heads up.

No.  I like the features of electronic boxes

No, the electronic lockboxes are much more secure.  I don't want to get blamed if someone breaks into the home.  If a lockbox is used, I would hide it in an inconspicuous place.

no- I think that it is important to keep an electronic record of who accesses the property. I just put one on a property for the contractors but will change it out when the listing goes live.

Supra is how we fly. 

I would not use one on even a vacant home.

Good morning Debbie. I use them for the homes we flip, but they are empty, but wouldn't for homes that are occupied.

Make it a great weekend!

I do not because I believe we have a duty of security to our clients.

 I hate those damn things! I wish they would make them illegal to use.

Inexpensive lockboxes? I pay a fair amount for them. They seem to work well, but my market is different than yours. 

Sometimes I use them in addition to Supras. They are from the inspectors or agents out of our MLSs.

Debbie....I had always been a stickler on the Sentri lockboxes until recently. I recently stopped using them. Currently I don't have any occupied properties..... There are pros and cons to both type boxes.

Of course all property management companies use combos as do many Realtors.  Interesting topic.

Our MLS requires all listings to have a Supra Lockbox.

During the peak of our distressed market, most busy agents knew there were only four or five combinations. Listing agents either didn't know how or were too lazy to change them.

I would never use a manual box on an occupied home. It's much less secure, plus we lose the reporting function of who accessed the box and when.

If I were a homeowner, I would insist a lock like a Supra, not a cheap push button or combo.

Hi Debbie -- we typically use Supra lockboxes so I can better tell who has been inside a property.   

No.  I like to know who has entered.

I got burned once.  The buyers agent gave the code to his client, who proceed to start moving in belongings and started painting a room without my sellers promission. 

We didn't discover this till the day of settlement when the seller went there first to get out the list piece of furniture they still had in the home.  It was not a very peaceful settlement.

No; because there are some who forget what they put on a home. Also once the code is out it is to easy to back without calling the listing agent!

Debbie Reynolds I wouldn't use them just for security reasons. I would want the home owners to be protected with a Supra/Sentri/Lock type lockbox. I don't know about the E&O coverage.

Good morning Debbie they are used a lot around here.  In fact I have several.

No, no way, nada... I HATE when homes are listed with that box. I feel it puts our clients home at risk. People are horrible at controling thos codes. All you have to do is open the box, go inside and the kid next door sneak over and read what is on the box. 

I don't.

No.

It tells me the agent is inexperienced and cheap.

Debbie, I only use those when I absolutely have to.  For instance, I had an out of area agent show one of my listings the other day and he didn't have access to our Supra boxes so I put on a mechanical one just for that day.  Otherwise, I stick to electronic lockboxes for occupied and vacant homes. 

In my market the board requires the use of Supras.