Protect Your Valuables When Selling - Expert Guide

Protect Your Valuables When Selling - Expert Guide
Hide Your Valuables Before Showings! 🧳 Or Risk Losing More Than a Sale
Thinking about selling your home? Here’s a reality check: not everyone who walks through your house is there to buy it. 😳
Yep, today we’re talking about what could disappear during a home showing—and I’m not just talking about the cookies you left on the counter. I’m talking jewelry, cash, prescription drugs, and weapons. If it’s valuable, it’s vulnerable.
In this real estate short, I’m serving up some serious home selling tips to protect your stuff—and your sanity—during open houses and private showings. Because guess what? Leaving your valuables out is like putting up a neon sign that says:
“Please, help yourself!” 🙄
🚨 What’s at Risk During Showings:
1️⃣ Prescription Drugs – The #1 most stolen item during home showings.
💊 Painkillers, anxiety meds, and other prescriptions can vanish in seconds.
💊 Medicine cabinets? That’s the FIRST place people look.
💊 Even honest people get tempted. Don’t let it happen.
Solution:
✔ Remove ALL prescription meds before showings.
✔ Lock them up securely if they must stay in the home.
✔ If you’ve got elderly family members, double-check their meds too.
2️⃣ Jewelry, Cash, & Collectibles – If it’s shiny or small, it could disappear.
💍 Rings, watches, necklaces – poof!
💵 Even spare change gets snatched.
🎮 Rare items? Vintage collectibles? Gone.
Solution:
✔ Lock valuables in a safe or take them offsite.
✔ Don’t forget about high-end handbags or electronics.
✔ Take photos of irreplaceables—just in case.
3️⃣ Weapons – Even Locked, It’s a Problem
🔫 Firearms, knives, tasers—buyers don’t want to see them.
👶 Kids come to showings too—safety risk alert!
😨 Buyers might assume your neighborhood isn’t safe.
Solution:
✔ Remove ALL weapons from the home before listing.
✔ If not possible, lock them up and make sure they’re out of sight.
✔ Don’t display anything that could freak out buyers (like your decorative sword collection ⚔️).
💬 Real Talk:
Buyers are looking for their dream home—not clues about your valuables or weapons. Let’s keep the focus on your home’s features, NOT the stuff that could cost you a sale—or worse, your security.
Thinking about listing your home? Want more home selling tips to protect your valuables and your equity? I’ve got you. Let’s chat. 👇
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Drop a comment👇: Ever walk through a showing and see something that definitely shouldn’t have been left out? Let’s swap stories (I’ll go first)! 😂 Let’s get your home sold—and your stuff safe!