December 2010 
There are 2 blog entries for December 2010.
Calgary Home Owners: Want your home broken into over the holidays? NO? Read on!
Monday, December 20th, 2010 at 10:46am. 456 Views, 0 Comments.
Tis the season! Homes are full of gifts and owners are away visiting friends and family. Here are some hot tips to make your home less desirable to burglars over the holiday season provided by Greg Sanden of Anthony Clark Insurance.
Crime Prevention TipsBurglary is always a crime of opportunity. Here are some interesting facts you should know about burglary: Studies show that most burglars attack during the daytime when dense bushes and trees protect them from view, and the building appears unoccupied One-third of burglars enter from the basement One-third of burglars force entry through a window or door One-third of burglars gain access from an unlocked/open door or window To best protect your home, look at… |
Funny Story Proving the Importance of a Home Inspection
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 8:20pm. 250 Views, 0 Comments.
I was writing up an offer with my clients the other night and got to the Property Inspection Schedule. I was explaining how the home inspection works and they had to stop me and share the most hilarious home inspection story I've ever heard.
Their friends had conditionally purchased a home and had the inspector in to asses the property. While he was inspecting the home he pulled back a sofa in the living room; to his shock the sellers had painted AROUND all the furniture in the home! Old paint colours lurked behind each piece of furniture in the home. Why on earth the sellers would go to all the extra work to carefully paint around their furniture is beyond me, but what a surprising and funny moment in the home inspection! I am so relieved…