Watch for Ring Doorbells When Home Shopping
Ring Doorbells Are Your Signal to Keep Quiet
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in homeowners installing Ring Doorbells. These doorbells have the ability to record both audio and video of porch activities, even without ringing the bell. Motion detectors activate and start recording as soon as someone enters the designated area.
What does this have to do with home buying?
Home buyers need to be aware of privacy concerns. Whether you like it or not, you're being recorded. This is not the moment to discuss your budget, preferences, or anything you wouldn't want the seller to know. Just imagine how compromising it would be if the homeowner had a video of you saying, "this is the ideal house, do everything possible to ensure our offer is accepted."
A reminder
Your conversations with your agent about any property should take place after you’ve left the home. Ring doorbells aren’t the only way that sellers have security monitoring in place, so a little caution is always in order.
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