Really??

[mx'r]

My realtor showed up today to sign a contract and list my home. I was open carrying upon his arrival. He inspected the home, set the price, took pics, etc.. Before his departure, he asked me to remove all firearm related stuff from the home. Really?? He thought that having a few safes and gun related items visible in the home would be bad for business.. My response was go eff urself.. lol

[Rooskibar03]

I would have paid money to see the look on that guys face when you told him to pound sand.

[Tinelement]

Totally not going against ya.

But, wouldn't you want your firearms out of the house if its going to be shown and you're not going to be there??

I know you said he said "bad for business" which I get.

I know when I sell my house all my toys are going out to storage.

Just a question for conversation!!

Poor realtor musta been sh*ting Tiffany cuff links to ask you that whislt you were OC!!! HAHAHA

[TriggerHappy]

My safe remained in my house the entire time it was listed, never heard a word from my realtor. I even had a Gadsden and gemtech flag on the wall. But I would recommend keeping them locked up tight.

I was always afraid I would shoot some dumbass that thought it would be okay to not call and let themselves in for another tour unannounced.

[HBARleatherneck]

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[mx'r]

To be clear, i just listed the house.. Not moving out and leaving the safe there. And the whole reason for me having safes is to lockdown whatever isnt on my hip. I couldnt imagine any home in good ol America that doesnt have firearms in it.. If potential buyers are more concerned that there are a few safes rather than the house itself, I dont want them here anyway.

[ChadAmberg]

we had a showing yesterday. my safe is 1200 pounds empty. i have it covered with cloth and have the spoke handles off it. it looks like i am covering an antique armoire. i told my realtor, about my collection and we have allways been in the house for showings. until yesterday. this was the second showing to the same people. they didnt feel comfortable with us in the house. I read that as they didnt want to open drawers and cupboards with us there. so, i stood outside armed. then their realtor comes out, and wants to bs with me. i said, why arent you inside supervising the people??? her look was the deer in the head lights look. so, i am assuming she allways does that. i cant believe she would take on that kind of responsibility and leave a stranger in my house. dumbass wench.

Generally being in the house is a guaranteed way to make sure they won't buy the house though. Even on the property, since the buyers will feel bothered the entire time they're in your sight. I remember looking at houses years back and it didn't matter how nice the house was, if the owner was there, I'd get out as fast as possible.

Even the realtor has a chilling effect, they should give you a quick tour, then stay a room or two away from you, so you can have privacy to talk freely with the spouse.

It's an unfortunate reality. When we sold our last house, we made sure nothing of value was in the house, we simply took everything we didn't need that was valuable and stored it elsewhere, and kept things like meds and such in a bag we could easily grab from the bathroom and take with us in the car.

Funny story though: We sold our house back on the east coast. It sold in just a couple hours, and the first offer was more than we were asking for. Yeah, this was at the good time of the market. But, state laws and regulations said we couldn't even see the buyers until closing at the lawyers office. All because all home sellers are obviously racists, and if a minority happened to be buying the place, the seller would trash it before they left. WTF??

[Zundfolge]

Just make sure all the guns and stuff are locked down tight. I had a handgun stolen during a real estate inspection (was likely the home inspector they hired ... he also stole some of my wife's prescription pain killers).

[DD977GM2]

Just make sure all the guns and stuff are locked down tight. I had a handgun stolen during a real estate inspection (was likely the home inspector they hired ... he also stole some of my wife's prescription pain killers).

Id have been knockin some heads and then going to the cops. I hate theives.

[longbow]

I covered my safe with a sheet as well, one realtor told me to remove my mounts and bear rugs because buyers would find them offensive, she didn't get the listing!