Open Houses

In case you didn’t read this recent Charlotte Observer article about drugs being stolen during Open Houses, I wanted to pass along the “bottom line”:


CHARLOTTE, NC - The things to hide if you’re selling your home that you might not think about. Forget about just the jewelry and prized possessions. Make sure you lock up the medicine cabinet.

Drug addicts can be resourceful individuals. During an open house, they know exactly where to go to find pharmaceuticals. Most homeowners keep their medicines in a bathroom cabinet or drawer. So often, its find, grab, and go.

To protect against this type of crime, both Williams and Odell advice you lock the medicines away, just like money. Or, the best place you can have prescriptions is out of the house, place in a box, and take them with you when you leave.