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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist, Probate Real Estate Services (KD Realty - 408.972.1822)

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Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

some agents are unbelievable.....you can't fix stupid.....

Jun 15, 2017 12:31 PM
Rainmaker
1,844,171
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Since there's the lockbox, why would I check the mat?

Jun 15, 2017 12:59 PM
Ambassador
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Well, I guess that makes sense...

 

Maybe they should put that in the mls notes

 

 

Jun 15, 2017 12:26 PM
Rainmaker
613,494
Eve Alexander
Buyers Broker of Florida - Tampa, FL
Exclusively Representing ONLY Tampa Home Buyers

It was not me....

Eve

Jun 15, 2017 04:38 PM
Ambassador
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

   Matt Key Real Estate, Inc.

Jun 15, 2017 04:23 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,848
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Looks like the mat has a pattern in it.  Possible for it to fall in there.  I'd also check the plastic outlet cover, could be hiding in there (on the plastic part).

Jun 15, 2017 02:13 PM
Rainmaker
5,215,388
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Time for the listing agent to call the last showing agent with a wake up call!

Jun 15, 2017 02:00 PM
Rainmaker
1,027,602
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

 Oh, of course!  How silly of me...why would I check the secure lockbox?

Jun 15, 2017 01:17 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Fred Griffin nailed this one!

Jun 16, 2017 04:51 AM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

And what thief wouldn't look under the mat? Duh

Jun 15, 2017 07:01 PM
Rainmaker
5,005,333
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I loved Barbara Todaro comment! So true.

Jun 15, 2017 06:52 PM
Rainer
352,976
Teri Pacitto
Compass - Westlake Village, CA
Real Estate, Your Style...Your Home...My Specialty

Better to stop the progress right there...no need to be in escrow with this one.   Seriously...Cracker Jack!

Jun 15, 2017 06:36 PM
Rainmaker
1,052,056
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Ugh, seriously people.

Jun 15, 2017 06:30 PM
Rainmaker
911,228
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

And when you get the key from under the mat, make sure everyone walking or driving by sees you get it from there.

Jun 15, 2017 05:52 PM
Rainmaker
1,543,225
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Ah yes, that is why I left the Bay Area...wound too tight up there for me anymore.

Jun 15, 2017 05:22 PM
Rainmaker
2,817,671
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Maybe they should add a piece of paper with an arrow pointing down.

Jun 15, 2017 05:16 PM
Rainmaker
711,752
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

Duhhh!!  Hope no one unlicensed let themselves in. 

Jun 15, 2017 03:43 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Well, i dont think i would have thought of the mat, but then again strange things happen to keys now adays

Jun 15, 2017 02:52 PM
Ambassador
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

How dumb can you get. So much for security!!

Jun 15, 2017 02:17 PM
Rainmaker
679,404
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

That would be the first place to look ... then I would be calling the listing agent or her agency to alert them of the Missing Key! 

Jun 15, 2017 12:31 PM
Rainmaker
1,725,896
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

My first guess is the an agent is inside enjoying a hot bath and doesn't want to be disturbed.

Jun 18, 2017 08:01 AM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Q: I'm curious, if I came to your location, can I use my supra to open it? Supras are the same, right? 

Jun 17, 2017 12:07 AM
Rainer
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Mike Kelly,CRS,CIPS
The MJKelly Team - Santa Rosa, CA
"One of Sonoma County's Natural Resources"

I do that with my glasses all the time--especially my reading ones. I scoured my office the other day looking for them and realized I had them on! I was holding the lockbox key contain as I showed a couple a gorgeous estate property. In the back was a gorgeous Koi pond. I bent over to take a look and angled the container down and plop! Key falls into Koi pond! All three of use couldn't find it! Turns out the agent didn't have a back up as the trust attorney gold her it was the ONLY key. Guess who paid to have the lock rekeyed!? Duh.

Jun 16, 2017 08:03 PM
Rainmaker
989,552
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Are you sure you don't work in my area? LMAO

Jun 16, 2017 02:54 PM
Rainmaker
809,258
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

So.....was it under the mat? Lol. -Kasey

Jun 16, 2017 10:57 AM
Ambassador
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Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

That's insane, especially with a lockbox right there on the door.

 

Jun 16, 2017 10:22 AM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Unbelievable and tragic!

Jun 16, 2017 07:26 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Good luck with this showing. 

Jun 16, 2017 05:44 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Nothing surprises me....well...most of the time.  

Jun 16, 2017 05:36 AM
Ambassador
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I guess the good thing is that now everyone who has read this will check under the mat and/or the flower pot in case the box is empty!

Jun 16, 2017 03:16 AM
Rainer
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

Under the mat? No, I wouldn't think of that with the lockbox right there.

Jun 15, 2017 09:16 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Kathleen Daniels - the agent spent money on lockbox - so want to use it, perhaps...

Jun 15, 2017 09:16 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Well, this makes it easy for all agents to show the property

Jun 15, 2017 08:47 PM
Ambassador
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Agent who forgot to return the key to the lockbox - Dumb

Agent who told you to look under the mat - Dumber

Dumb & Dumber!

Jun 15, 2017 07:58 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Sometimes agents can't figure out how to open those nifty little boxes. The boxes can act as a decoy.  Doing it the old fashioned way worked for decades. 

Jun 15, 2017 07:15 PM
Rainmaker
1,617,916
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

wow really

Jun 15, 2017 04:10 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

It happens.

Jun 15, 2017 03:43 PM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

As John Wayne said... life is hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.

Jun 15, 2017 03:29 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Kathleen Daniels That must be where the listing agent keeps the backup.

Jun 15, 2017 02:02 PM
Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Jun 15, 2017 01:25 PM
Rainmaker
2,781,013
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

The key is always under the mat (or close by) 

Jun 15, 2017 12:41 PM
Rainmaker
1,045,440
Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

Never had that happen EVER I have on several occasions had agents show a property and LEAVE with the keys in their pockets though. 

Dec 24, 2017 07:33 AM
Rainmaker
4,935,551
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

no way, unreal that some people still do that.

Jun 18, 2017 05:56 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Yes.

Jun 16, 2017 08:09 AM
Rainer
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Noel Mayer
Upper Montclair Weichert Realtors - Montclair, NJ
YOU WILL BE RIGHT AT HOME WITH NOEL !

Wow ! Thank you for sharing.

Jun 16, 2017 01:15 AM